How can Maine firewood producers/dealers demonstrate the source of their firewood?
Firewood processor/suppliers, except in the case of small-scale harvest (less than 5 acres/year) on their own land, should be able to provide documentation regarding wood source because: • All larger commercial harvests (including for firewood) are required under Maine’s Forest Practices Act to submit a “Notification of Intent to Harvest”, which generates a harvest notification number. • All persons transporting wood in Maine (except for retail consumer delivery of firewood) are required under the Maine state “commerce and trade” statutes to have a “trip ticket” which includes origin of the material. Commercial firewood processors/dealers whose raw material comes from a number of harvest locations, should have access to the “trip tickets” and load slips for the wood in their processing yard.
