(a) The board shall, by regulation, prescribe the form and content of an application for a timber operator license or license renewal, establish procedures for filing the application, and require a reasonable filing fee. The amount of the filing fee shall not exceed the amount necessary to administer licensing under this article.
(b) First-time applicants for a timber operator license shall furnish to the board proof that the real person in interest has complied with both of the following requirements:
(1) Completion, within the preceding 12 months, of an education program approved by the director that covers the statutes and regulations governing timber operations in this state.
(2) (A) Except as specified in subparagraph (B) and subdivision (d), completion of 3000 hours of work experience in two or more areas of employment in timber operations.
(B) An applicant shall be exempt from this paragraph if the applicant furnishes proof to the board that the applicant is sole proprietor of, principal owner of, or principal officer of an entity that owns, the land on which all timber operations under the license will be conducted, and the applicant will supervise those timber operations.
(c) (1) Except as specified in paragraph (2) and subdivision (d), all applicants shall file with the director written evidence of timber operation insurance coverage under an insurance policy issued by an insurer eligible to do business in this state that includes both of the following:
(A) Commercial general liability insurance for not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage combined, including within that limit, or in a separate limit, loggers third party property damage liability.
(B) A provision requiring the insurer to provide to the director a certificate of insurance and notice of any amendment to, or cancellation of, the policy within 30 days from the date of policy amendment or cancellation.
(2) This subdivision does not apply to an applicant who owns the land upon which the timber operations are to be conducted pursuant to the license.
(d) Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) and paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) do not apply to an applicant for a limited timber operator license.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 740, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
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