1. (a) If the board finds that the property identified in the application is suited for the raising of commercial tree species and other forest products in quantity sufficient to establish a business in the sale thereof, and that the use will not have a significant negative effect on a native forest ecosystem, the property may be classified by the board as tree farm property.
2. (b) The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this chapter to include procedures, conditions, and fees for establishing tree farms.

[L 1963, c 141, §5; Supp, §87D-5; HRS §186-4; am L 1969, c 170, §32; am L 1975, c 157, §29; am L 1989, c 50, §3; am L 1994, c 207, §3]