77-5-303. Standards for forest practices in streamside management zones. (1) The following practices are prohibited in a streamside management zone:

(a) broadcast burning;

(b) the operation of wheeled or tracked vehicles except on established roads;

(c) the forest practice of clearcutting;

(d) the construction of roads except when necessary to cross a stream or wetland;

(e) the handling, storage, application, or disposal of hazardous or toxic materials in a manner that pollutes streams, lakes, or wetlands or that may cause damage or injury to humans, land, animals, or plants;

(f) the side-casting of road material into a stream, wetland, or watercourse; and

(g) the deposit of slash in streams or other water bodies.

(2) The department shall publish and distribute the rules implementing the streamside management standards.