Form 2400-005 - Timber Sales Contract Template (Page 8 of 8) in pdf

33. APPLICABLE LAW. This Contract shall be governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin. The Purchaser

shall at all times comply with all federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations in effect during the

period of this Contract.

34. FOREST CERTIFICATION. The area encompassed by this timber sale is certified to the standards of the

Forest Stewardship Council

(FSC

) as responsibly managed (license code FSC-C006979). Forest products

from this sale may be claimed as FSC-100% under certificate SCS-FM/COC-00070N. This timber sale is also

certified to the standards of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative

(SFI

) program under certificate NSF-1Y941-

SF7. Forest products from this sale, including logs or chips of all species, may be delivered to mills as “FSC-

100%” or “100% SFI certified” as long as the contractor hauling the forest products is chain-of-custody (CoC)

certified or covered under a group CoC certificate from the destination mill. Any COC documentation with the

product claim of “FSC-Pure” should be considered equivalent to “FSC-100%”. The Purchaser is responsible

for maintaining COC after leaving the sale area.

35. SAFETY.

Utilities. The Purchaser is responsible to contact the digger’s hotline, the controlling utility company,

and/or other informational sources performing similar services, prior to digging or conducting other

activities on the property which may result in contact with utility or service lines or facilities.

OSHA Compliance, Danger trees. The Purchaser is responsible to comply with, and assure compliance by

all employees or subcontractors with, all Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) requirements for the

health and safety of Purchaser's employees, including provisions relating to danger trees. In addition, the

Purchaser agrees to notify, and obtain agreement from, the Seller if the Purchaser intends to modify

performance required under this Contract for the purpose of compliance with OSHA requirements.

36. OTHER CONDITIONS: (include if applicable)

Release of Mill Records. The Purchaser agrees that mill slips or records respecting timber from the

Seller’s sale area, are to be released to the Seller upon Seller’s request, and that the Purchaser will

execute any letter or form of the Purchaser to that effect upon Seller’s request.

b. Annosum Root Rot Treatment. This sale requires the Purchaser to complete Annosum root rot preventive

treatment 4/1-11/30. Treatment must be performed by a Certified Pesticide Applicator. Treatment

involves chemically treating all fresh-cut stumps of pines of merchantable size by applying either Sproax

(sodium tetraborate decahydrate) or CELLU-TREAT (disodium octaborate tetrahydrate). Treatment shall

be made as soon as possible and no later than one day after harvest and a dye product shall be added to

liquid solutions for inspection purposes. The cost of this application can vary based on application method

and harvest conditions, but should be considered when submitting bids on these timber sales.

ATTACHMENTS. Any and all attachments to this Contract shall be made a part of this Contract and be fully

complied with, including:

Map(s) or Diagrams(s) of Sale Area;

b. Payment Schedule and Conditions of Payment;

SELLER

Date _________________

PURCHASER

Date __________________

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