1022 A NATIONAL PLAN FOR AMERICAN FORESTRY 



from the owners. The timber in burned forests may not be exploited 

 for 5 years after the fire, nor may the land be cultivated for 10 years, 

 if the owner was responsible for the fire or failed to take suitable 

 measures to prevent and suppress it. After a fire, sheep, cattle, or 

 horses may not be pastured on the burned forest land, whether refor- 

 ested or not, for 5 years, nor goats for 15 years. 



GUATEMALA 29 



Forests at the headwaters of publicly used springs and streams in 

 Guatemala may be declared to be of public utility, and are then sub- 

 ject to control. Other forests may be put under control of the forest 

 department if the owners request it. 



Strips at least 275 feet wide must be left uncut along crests and 

 ridges; forests on high lands or slopes may not be cleared where this 

 will result in landslides or washing of the soil that will jeopardize the 

 life or property of others; nor may forests be cut above or within 100 

 meters of springs belonging to other owners. For each tree cut in the 

 pine and coffee regions, three trees of the same species, or five of some 

 other valuable species, must be planted in the same year at the begin- 

 ning of the rainy season; if the planting does not succeed, it must be 

 repeated under the supervision of forest agents. The local magis- 

 trate and neighboring owners must be notified before land is burned 

 over. 



HUNGARY 30 



Two thirds of the forest in Hungary is privately owned. The forest 

 law of 1879 and later amendments prohibited deforestation of "abso- 

 lute forest soil ", regardless of its ownership. Mountain forests which 

 should be preserved for their protective functions were to be classified 

 by a special commission within five years after adoption of the law. 

 Clear cutting is not allowed in protection forests, and they must be 

 managed according to management plans approved by the forest de- 

 partment. Grazing on ravine lands liable to erosion is subject to 

 certain restrictions. 



Industrial corporations owning forests must follow approved man- 

 agement plans and employ trained foresters. Under a law adopted in 

 1918 private forests which are not handled under such plans are sub- 

 ject to public control, and must be kept productive. 



New forest legislation was under discussion in 1930. 



IRISH FREE STATE 3 ' 



Private owners hold four fifths of the forest area of the Irish Free 

 State. Restrictive legislation is based on the public interest in pre- 

 serving the amenity values of trees and wooolland, rather than on 

 protection of soil or water resources. 



An owner must notify the authorities three weeks before cutting 

 trees that are more than 10 years old. The Minister of Agriculture 

 may prohibit cutting unless replanting of the same or an equivalent 

 area within 12 months is assured. The State may subsidize planting 



2 fl Ley forestal approved by Legislative Assembly Mar. 24, 1925. In El Guatemalteco, Apr. 16, 1925. 



3 Fernow, B. E. A Brief History of Forestry, pp. 181-182. Cambridge, Mass., 1911. 



Commission du Regime des Eaux du Danube, 8th session, Avril, 1925, Protocoles, p. 45. 



3i Quarterly Journal of Forestry 24: 207-208. 



Saorstat Eireann, Forestry Act (Acht Foraoiseachta) . 1928. 



