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\n''Forest land'', land devoted to the growth of forest products. Upon application, the state forester may allow accessory land devoted to other non-timber uses to be included in certification.\n''Forest products'', wood, timber, Christmas trees, other tree forest growth and any other product produced by forest vegetation.\n''Certification'', approval of a forest management plan by the state forester.\n''Contiguous land'', land separated from other land under the same ownership by a public or private way, waterway or an easement for water supply.\n''Forest management plan'' or ''management plan'', a completed copy of a form provided by the state forester executed by the owner and the state forester that provides for a ten year program of forest management, including intermediate and regeneration cuttings.\n''Cutting plan'', a completed copy of a form approved by the state forester which describes the species, dimensions, and quantity of a proposed forest crop to be harvested and which is certified by the

Cutting plan'', a completed copy of a form approved by the state forester which describes the species, dimensions, and quantity of a proposed forest crop to be harvested and which is certified by the state forester as being in accordance with the provisions of section forty to forty-six, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and thirty-two.\n''Not used for purposes incompatible with forest production'', uses formally proposed or permitted that do not interfere with or reduce the quantity and quality of a continuous forest crop.\n''Owner'', person, persons, or another legal entity holding title to a parcel of forest land.\n''Parcel'', land held by the same owner under a deed of title which has no encumbrance incompatible with this chapter.\n''Region'', one of the five geographic subdivisions of the commonwealth utilized for administrative purposes by the department of environmental management.