{"data":{"id":"us-de/3-del.-c.-2601","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"3 Del. C. § 2601","heading":"Commercial forest plantation.","body":"(a) A commercial forest plantation within the meaning and purpose of this chapter is a contiguous area of land of not less than 10 acres upon which the owner proposes to develop and maintain a forest either through planting or natural reproduction or both, to produce timber, pulpwood, poles, sawtimber or other wood products. Such land shall at the time of listing as a commercial forest plantation actually carry sufficient forest growth of suitable character and so distributed as to give reasonable assurance that a stand of merchantable timber will develop therefrom, as determined by the State Forester. The intent and purpose of this section is to exclude from classification as a commercial forest plantation land planted as a nursery, as an orchard, or for ornamental purposes.\n(b) Any landowner who establishes a commercial forest plantation, as defined in this chapter, and otherwise complies with this chapter shall be entitled to a 30-year exemption from county property taxes on such plantation.","path":["Title 3. Agriculture","Regulatory Provisions","CHAPTER 26. Commercial Forest Plantations"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title3/c026/index.html#2601","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:03Z","sha256":"a991aa33c216afdb795d7b2c988369ad1cb91d47e446f30ec93285d2a7d7b4f3","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/3-del.-c.-2511","next":"us-de/3-del.-c.-2602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}