The Florida Senate

591.30  Seed trees; duty of Division of Forestry.--It shall be the duty of the Division of Forestry to cause to be made a branding hammer and a sufficient number of reproductions thereof to accomplish the purpose of this law, which said hammers shall bear the letters "S. T.," which letters shall mean "seed tree," and shall be as distinctively constructed as possible. Said branding hammers shall at all times remain in the custody and possession of said division or its duly authorized representatives. It shall be the duty of said division, upon the application of any owner of real estate to the effect that such owner is desirous of marking and designating trees on her or his real estate as seed trees, to direct as soon as is convenient and practical an employee or representative of said division, trained in the field of forestry, to contact such owner and mark and designate seed trees in accordance with the rules and practices of good forestry. Each of said seed trees shall be marked as such by branding on the trunk the letters "S. T." at a point not more than 4¹/₂ feet from the ground and again at a point not more than 6 inches from the ground with the branding hammer or reproduction thereof hereinbefore described. Immediately upon said trees being so marked title thereto shall vest in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services of Florida as aforesaid.

History.--s. 3, ch. 21940, 1943; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 961, ch. 97-103.

Note.--Former s. 590.20.