A.__Within 30 days after the legislative body of the municipality votes on a timber harvesting ordinance developed according to the procedures of subsection 8, the clerk shall notify the bureau of the outcome and shall file a copy of the ordinance with the bureau.

SUMMARY

This bill amends the laws relating to development of municipal timber harvesting ordinances by requiring the ordinances to be consistent with the definitions of forestry terms established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 8868 as well as those in rules adopted by the Department of Conservation. It also specifies a 90-day period within which the validity of the adoption of a timber harvesting ordinance may be challenged based on an alleged failure to comply with certain notice requirements. It also makes minor changes to the notice and hearing procedures for adopting municipal timber harvesting ordinances.