Alabama § 9-13-46 Withdrawing of Lands as Auxiliary State Forests; Harvesting or Use of Timber Without Withdrawing of Lands; Payment of Privilege Tax Generally

Alabama Statutes

§ 9-13-46 — Withdrawing of Lands as Auxiliary State Forests; Harvesting or Use of Timber Without Withdrawing of Lands; Payment of Privilege Tax Generally

Alabama·Title 9 Conservation and Natural Resources·Ch. 13 Forests and Forest Products·Art. 2 Auxiliary State Forests

(a)Any owner of land designated as auxiliary state forests may, after the lapse of five years from the designation of the said lands as such, file with the State Forestry Commission an application in writing to withdraw the same or any part thereof, and thereupon the value of the timber on the land desired to be withdrawn shall be appraised and the privilege tax thereon computed as provided for in this article; and, on the payment of said privilege tax, the State Forestry Commission shall make an order withdrawing the same as an auxiliary state forest, a copy of which shall be filed with the Department of Revenue, a copy entered in a book to be kept for that purpose by the State Forestry Commission, a copy delivered to the said owner and a copy filed by the State Forestry Commission at th

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(a) Any owner of land designated as auxiliary state forests may, after the lapse of five years from the designation of the said lands as such, file with the State Forestry Commission an application in writing to withdraw the same or any part thereof, and thereupon the value of the timber on the land desired to be withdrawn shall be appraised and the privilege tax thereon computed as provided for in this article; and, on the payment of said privilege tax, the State Forestry Commission shall make an order withdrawing the same as an auxiliary state forest, a copy of which shall be filed with the Department of Revenue, a copy entered in a book to be kept for that purpose by the State Forestry Commission, a copy delivered to the said owner and a copy filed by the State Forestry Commission at the cost of the owner in the probate office in the county or counties in which said land is situated.
(b) The owner of such lands shall have the right to harvest or otherwise use parts of said timber without withdrawing the land under the rules which said State Forestry Commission is directed to make.
(c) In either event, the privilege tax provided for in this article shall be paid on the value of the timber withdrawn or harvested at the time of said withdrawal or harvesting.

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