(a) Each certified forester, except any state employee who engages in activities regulated by sections 23-65f to 23-65o, inclusive, solely as part of his employment, shall submit an annual report to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection on or before June first of each year in a form prescribed by the commissioner. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:

(1) The number of forest management plans completed and acres covered by said plans;

(2) The number and type of timber stand improvements completed and acres so improved;

(3) The number of acres planted in reforestation, afforestation and in Christmas tree plantations;

(4) The number of commercial forest product sales, the total number of acres harvested in such sales, the type and total volumes of products generated by such sales and total annual expenditure for the purchase of such sales;

(5) Evidence of biennial participation in a relevant program of professional education to improve or maintain professional forestry skills that is sponsored by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the New England Society of American Foresters, The University of Connecticut, Yale University or the Connecticut cooperative extension system, or participation in another program approved by the department; and

(6) Other information which the commissioner deems necessary.

(b) Each certified supervising forest products harvester shall be required to submit an annual report to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection on or before June first of each year in a form prescribed by the commissioner. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:

(1) The number of commercial forest product sales harvested, and the type and total volumes of products generated by such sales;

(2) Evidence of biennial participation in a relevant program of professional education to improve or maintain forest products harvesting skills that is sponsored by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the New England Society of American Foresters, the University of Connecticut, Yale University, the Connecticut cooperative extension system or is otherwise approved by the department; and

(3) Other information which the commissioner deems necessary.

(c) All certified forest products harvesters shall be required to submit to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, on or before June first of each year, annual reports in a form prescribed by the commissioner. Such reports shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:

(1) Evidence of biennial participation in a relevant program of professional education to improve or maintain forest products harvesting skills that is sponsored by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the New England Society of American Foresters, The University of Connecticut, Yale University, the Connecticut cooperative extension system or is otherwise approved by the department; and

(2) Other information the commissioner deems necessary.

(P.A. 86-257, S. 4, 6; P.A. 91-335, S. 4; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 86-257, S. 4 effective July 1, 1987; P.A. 91-335 entirely replaced section with provisions concerning forest practices and related reporting requirements; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” and “Department of Environmental Protection” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” and “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.