Responsible Operator Update Form
 
 
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  • Responsible Operator Update Form

  • This form is to be completed annually by operators on the St. Louis County Land and Minerals Department Responsible Operators List (ROL). A company or person must be on the Responsible Operators List in order to:

    • Bid on a contract with the Land and Minerals Department
    • Hold a contract with the Land and Minerals Department
    • Work on St. Louis County tax forfeited lands

     

    If you have any questions about this form, please contact Pike Lake at 218-625-3700 or Virginia at 218-742-9898 or email landdept@stlouiscountymn.gov.

  • Part 1 -- General Information


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  • PART 2 -- Logger Training

  • Per The Sustainable Forestry Initiative 2022 Forest Management Standard

    Objective: Certified Organizations shall work individually and/or through cooperative efforts involving SFI Implementation Committees, logging or forestry associations, or appropriate agencies or others in the forestry community to foster improvement in the professionalism of wood producers specific to qualified logging professionals.
    PM 13.2 (I.1) Participation in or support of SFI Implementation Committees to establish criteria and identify delivery mechanisms for wood producer core training courses that allow individuals to attain qualified logging professional status.

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    PM 13.2 (I.2) The Participation in or support of SFI Implementation Committees to establish criteria and identify delivery mechanisms for wood producer continuing education training courses that shall be taken by qualified logging professionals at least once every two years to maintain their status.

    Timber Sale Operators must have the following minimum training for at least the owner of the firm and the foreman who will supervise the logging on St. Louis County Lands:

    • Master Logger Certification; or
    • Minnesota Logger Education (MLEP) Member in good standing; or
    • "SFI Trained" FISTA member; or
    • Training equivalent to the Minnesota SFI Implementation Committee Training Standard for a trained Professional Logger.
    Instructions: To harvest timber on county land, each crew must operate under the direction of an individual with on-site responsibility who has completed or is completing MLEP (or other SFI recognized) training. Please compile an upload list all employees who have or will have completed logger training, and the type of training for each (MLEP, FISTA, Other). 
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    • By submitting this document, I understand and acknowledge that it is my responsibility to know and comply with St. Louis County Policies and all prescribed regulations.