Regulation and Stumpage Prices: A Tale of Two States
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ods, and Maryland has a variety of laws and regulations pertaining to forest practices (Hawks et al. 1993). Martus et al. (1995) reported on the proliferation of local regulation ofprivate forestry, which has increased more than fourfold in the past 10 years. They predicted that local regulation will continue to expand as people unaccustomed to traditionally rural activities, such as harvesting, relocate from urban areas to the countryside. A plethora of conflicting local regulations could create an environment favorable to the creation of statewide
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