1. (a) Upon submission of a WFMP, the RPF who prepares and signs a Plan is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of its contents.

2. (b) The RPF preparing the Plan shall:

   1. (1) Inform the Director and landowner(s) by phone, letter, or email if he or she will be attending the review inspection; and
   2. (2) Provide the Working Forest Landowner(s) a copy of the Board Rules in effect on the date of WFMP approval.
3. (c) The RPF preparing the Working Forest Harvest Notice shall list or describe in the Working Forest Harvest Notice any work which will be performed by the RPF or the RPF's Supervised Designee. This may include, but is not limited to, field work in identifying Watercourse and Lake Protection Zones or special treatment areas, marking trees, or other activities. The RPF is only responsible for the activities required of the RPF by the Board Rules and those activities for which he or she is employed.
4. (d) The RPF preparing the Working Forest Harvest Notice shall, in writing, inform the plan submitter(s) and Designated Agent of their responsibility pursuant to 14 CCR § 1094.10, for compliance with the requirements of the Act and, where applicable, Board Rules regarding site preparation, stocking, and maintenance of logging roads, landings, and erosion control facilities.
5. (e) The RPF who prepares the WFMP or prepares the Working Forest Harvest Notice, or any other RPF who is employed by the owner(s) or operator(s), shall report to the owner or operator if there are deviations from the WFMP that, in the RPF's judgment, threaten the attainment of the resources conservation standards of the WFMP.
6. (f) A RPF(s) retained by the plan submitter(s) to provide professional forestry advice throughout the timber operations shall be present, or ensure that the RPF's Supervised Designee is present, on the logging area at a sufficient frequency to know the progress of operations and advise the LTO(s) and Working Forest Landowner(s), but not less than once during the life of the operations conducted under a Working Forest Harvest Notice(s).
7. (g) The RPF shall without delay notify, in writing, the LTO(s), the plan submitter(s), the Designated Agent, and the Department of a decision to withdraw professional services from the Plan.
8. (h) All disclosures made between a RPF and an affected party pursuant to this section may be kept confidential.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 4551, 4551.5, 4552 and 4553, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 752, 753, 4597.2, 4597.7, 4597.11, 4597.13 and 4597.14, Public Resources Code.

History

1. New section filed 6-2-2017; operative 1-1-2018 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5(a) (Register 2017, No. 22).