[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of West
Greenwich 11-16-1977 by Ord. No.
42. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall take fuel wood from land owned by the Town of
West Greenwich without first obtaining a permit from the Town Clerk
for a period of time not to exceed one year.
The permit required by § 218-1 shall contain the following provisions:
A.
The permittee shall remove wood only from the precise area designated
by the Town Clerk.
B.
The permittee shall not hold the Town liable for injury to any person
or theft, loss or damage to any equipment or property arising from
the natural risks of this type of work or because of negligence on
the part of the permittee or his agents.
C.
Slash will be removed completely from roads, trails and streams.
No cans, bottles, paper litter or debris may be left in the area.
D.
Care shall be exercised at all times to prevent forest fires. The
permittee agrees to initiate immediate fire suppression activity on
any fires which may occur on or adjacent to the designated area.
E.
The permittee is to furnish all labor and equipment necessary.
F.
No wood removed under this agreement may be sold.
G.
The permittee may not remove more than two cords of wood per year
from Town land under this permit system.
H.
It is understood and agreed that because of fire danger, extenuating
circumstances, or failure to comply with terms of this agreement,
the Town has the right to terminate this agreement at any time, and
the permittee agrees to accept this termination.
I.
This agreement may not be assigned, transferred, sold or made over
to any other party.
The Town Clerk shall not issue the within permit unless the
permittee shall agree to the terms set forth above, in writing.
