Section 11-4-103 - Chapter definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) 'Commission' means the state forestry commission;(2) 'Commissioner' means the commissioner of agriculture;(3) 'Department' means the department of agriculture;(4) 'Division' means the division of forestry within the department;(5) 'Forestry' means the professional application of scientific principles in the management and use of forest land;(6) 'Forests' means those lands currently occupied by trees of any size and species which may or may not have commercial value but are capable of providing multiple use benefits;(7) 'Multiple use' means the management and use of forests such that a variety or mix of natural resource benefits are derived from that land. 'Multiple use' includes, but is not limited to, a combination of timber production, demonstration, watershed protection, wildlife management, recreation, and aesthetics;(8) 'Protection' means the application of such technology and services as may be necessary to minimize mortality and loss of growth occurring in forests as a result of wild fire, insects, disease, and other causal agents;(9) 'Reforestation' means the artificial or natural regeneration of trees on

mize mortality and loss of growth occurring in forests as a result of wild fire, insects, disease, and other causal agents;(9) 'Reforestation' means the artificial or natural regeneration of trees on bare land, eroded sites, or previously forested areas;(10) 'State forester' means the director of the division of forestry;(11) 'State forests' means those lands owned by the state and administered under the jurisdiction of the division, for the purpose of multiple use; and(12) 'Vendor services' are contract services for a fee, provided by division personnel, and includes such assistance as tree planting, site preparation, and timber stand improvement.Acts 1937, ch. 280, § 5; C. Supp. 1950, § 630.9 (Williams, § 630.10); impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 11; impl. am. Acts 1963, ch. 169, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 11-404; Acts 1984, ch. 978, § 1; 1986, ch. 652, § 4; T.C.A., § 11-4-104.