To effectuate the purposes of this act the Director of Forestry, or persons designated by him, shall have authority, and it shall be his duty, to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to insure the conservation and protection of pine timber and other suitable trees on lands owned by the State of Oklahoma. Such rules and regulations shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

1. 1. Require that a good growing stock of pine shall be left on the land at all times except as provided in subparagraph 5 of this section;
2. 2. Provide that pine timber and other suitable trees may be managed for the most profitable products or other benefits;
3. 3. Restrict the cutting of pine for pulpwood to the purpose of improving, promoting and protecting pine timber and pine timber lands; unless, in the opinion of the Director of Forestry, conditions are such that pulpwood would be the most profitable product produced on a long-term basis;
4. 4. Require, when feasible, the removal of undesirable hardwoods in order to favor the growth of pine;
5. 5. Require that pine seedlings be planted where it is deemed advisable to bring the land to full productivity;
6. 6. Require adequate fire protection at all times.

Laws 1971, c. 349, § 308, emerg. eff. June 24, 1971.