Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-16-3
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Forestry program - Responsibilities
Official statutory text
The State Board of Agriculture shall institute a broad program
of education and action in the protection, reforestation,
harvesting, and wise use of forests and their products throughout
Oklahoma under the provisions the Board shall adopt. These
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 579
provisions shall include the need for trees and forests to meet the
increasing demands for forest products for human consumption, the
necessity of environmental improvement to filter out noise and dirt,
clean and replenish the atmosphere, to conserve soil, water and
wildlife, and to provide outdoor recreation for healthful living.
The Board shall administer silviculture best management practices in
cooperation with forestry land users under the provisions of state
and federal water pollution laws that include the process to
identify silviculturally related nonpoint sources of pollution as
defined by the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Code and, to the
extent feasible, establish procedures and methods to control these
sources.
of education and action in the protection, reforestation,
harvesting, and wise use of forests and their products throughout
Oklahoma under the provisions the Board shall adopt. These
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 579
provisions shall include the need for trees and forests to meet the
increasing demands for forest products for human consumption, the
necessity of environmental improvement to filter out noise and dirt,
clean and replenish the atmosphere, to conserve soil, water and
wildlife, and to provide outdoor recreation for healthful living.
The Board shall administer silviculture best management practices in
cooperation with forestry land users under the provisions of state
and federal water pollution laws that include the process to
identify silviculturally related nonpoint sources of pollution as
defined by the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Code and, to the
extent feasible, establish procedures and methods to control these
sources.
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