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A. The removal of timber from borough land shall be allowed within the following guidelines:

1. Sales shall be selective cut only.

a. Selective cut shall be defined as: removal of mature timber, usually the oldest or largest trees, either as single scattered trees or in small groups at relatively short intervals, commonly five to 20 years, repeated indefinitely, by means of which the continuous establishment of natural reproduction is encouraged and an uneven-aged stand is maintained.

2. Sales shall be proposed by application to the Haines Borough land manager or the Haines Borough planning commission or Haines Borough assembly.

3. Proposed sales shall be reviewed by the Haines Borough planning commission and must be approved by the Haines Borough assembly prior to sale. A proposed sale shall be considered only if it is designated as in the best interest of Haines Borough.

4. Selective timber harvests may be prepared with project design and specifications completed by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry at the direction of the Haines Borough assembly.

a. All sales shall be prepared and conducted in accordance with AS 38.05 and 11 AAC 71, state of Alaska guidelines governing the sale of timber.

b. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry professional costs for services rendered to the borough in this capacity may be justly compensated through the terms of the sale.

5. Sales shall be administered so as not to lower the value of the underlying property.

6. All sales shall be by the sealed competitive bid process pursuant to applicable borough code, with over-the-counter sales allowed only after the timber is first offered at sealed competitive bid and no bids are received.

7. The borough land manager shall administer the timber sale through the sealed competitive bid process for those lands which the assembly and Alaska State Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry have determined shall be disposed of in that manner.