South Carolina § 48-23-50 - Appointment, qualifications, and duties of State Forester.
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§ 48-23-50. Appointment, qualifications, and duties of State Forester.
The Commission shall appoint and employ a State Forester, who shall be a technically trained forester with at least two years' experience in technical, practical and administrative work, and shall fix his compensation. The State Forester shall perform all such duties as shall be directed by the Commission and shall be charged with the direction of all matters relative to forestry as authorized by the provisions of SECTIONS 48-23-60 to 48-23-90, subject, however, to the supervision and control of the Commission. The State Forester may be removed by the Commission, if he is, or in the opinion of the Commission becomes, for any cause unsuitable or incompetent.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 29-8; 1952 Code SECTION 29-8; 1942 Code SECTION 3280; 1932 Code SECTION 3280; 1927 (35) 367.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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