77-5-307. Rulemaking. The department shall adopt rules:

(1) implementing each of the management standards provided in 77-5-303;

(2) providing specific direction necessary for owners and operators to understand and comply with the management standards, including additional definition of the streamside management zone and the forest practices permissible within the zone;

(3) providing alternative practices for the standards provided for in 77-5-303; and

(4) regulating the harvest of timber in streamside management zones.