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BIG CREEK LUMBER v. COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ

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Supreme Court Case: S123659
Court of Appeal Case(s): Sixth Appellate District
H023778
Case Caption: BIG CREEK LUMBER v. COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ Case Category: Review - Civil Appeal

Start Date: 03/29/2004
Case Status: closed; remittitur issued

Issues: Petition for review after the Court of Appeal affirmed in part and reversed in part the judgment in a civil action. This case presents the following issue: Do the state timber laws (Gov. Code, section 51100 et seq. [California Timberland Productivity Act of 1982]; Pub. Resources Code, section 4511 et seq. [Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973]) preempt all county regulation of timber harvesting, including the designation of zoning districts where harvesting can take place and the permissible location of helicopter operations related to timber harvesting?

Disposition Date: 08/30/2006

Case Citation: 38 Cal.4th 1139