A NATIONAL PLAN FOR AMEEICAN FORESTRY 1007 



Meanwhile, there is no public control over private forests except 

 upon application by the owners and approval by the Department of 

 Agriculture. Such forests are to be protected by the State, and may 

 be cut or otherwise exploited only as authorized by the executive 

 (i. e., the forest service). 



In the province of Tucuman, the cutting of trees in a 100-meter 

 belt along streams is prohibited, as is the destruction of groves in 

 pasture lands. 



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Two thirds of the forest area of Austria is privately owned. About 

 two thirds of this land is in small tracts of less than *100 hectares (250 

 acres) owned mostly by farmers. Forest land may not be cleared 

 for other use without the permission of the local district authorities. 

 No forest may be devastated so as to make further timber production 

 difficult or impossible. Freshly cut-over land must be restocked 

 within 5 years; a longer period is allowed only in special cases. Older 

 bare land must be reforested within one rotation period. Advance 

 notice must be given before making a clear cutting of more than \% 

 acres (% hectare) and the authorities may impose certain require- 

 ments as to time of cutting, reforestation, etc. 



A forest may not be handled in such a way as to expose a neighbor- 

 ing forest to wind damage. On light soils that are easily blown, and 

 on high mountains, clear cutting only in narrow strips or gradual 

 thinning is permitted, and only selection cutting is allowed in forests 

 near timber line. Disturbing of the soil must be avoided on the 

 banks of large streams and in places where there is danger of land- 

 slides. 



Grazing is forbidden in places where it will damage or prevent 

 reproduction of the forest, and may in no case be in excess of the carry- 

 ing capacity of the range. Herders must be employed unless there 

 are other effective ways of keeping stock off reproduction areas. 

 Gathering of forest litter is also subject to certain restrictions. 



Expert foresters approved by the Government must be employed 

 for tracts above a specified size, which depends on local conditions. 

 Owners must notify the local authorities of the presence of insect 

 pests which threaten other forests, and the owners of all forests which 

 are endangered by such pests must cooperate in control measures. 



Where the safety of persons or of public or private property requires 

 special treatment of the forest as a protection against rock-slides, 

 avalanches, washing of the soil, etc., the area may be designated as 

 protection or "ban" forest. This is to be done by a commission, 

 assisted by experts, upon the application of a commune or other 

 interested party, or upon the recommendation of public officials. 

 Protection forests are to be managed by competent persons employed 

 for the purpose, in accordance with rules prescribed by the com- 

 mission. 



Under a special law for regulation of torrents (1884), the interested 

 parties are obliged to contribute toward costs of forest planting and 

 other corrective work, which is carried out by the forest protective 

 organization. The State and the provinces have borne about 70 

 percent of these costs. 



'Schindler, Karl, Die Forst-und Jagdgesetze der Oesterreichischer Monarchic. 465 p. WU?n. ISfl 

 Fernow, B. E., A Brief History of Forestry, p. 163-166. Cambridge, Mass., 1911 Weber, H., Forstpohti*. 

 Ch. XIX in Handbuch der Forstwissenschaft, ed. 4, bd. 4, p. 369. Tubingen, 1927. 



