All Exemption Notices (EXs) of Timber Operations accepted by the California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection. Operations are exempt from the plan preparation and submission requirements of PRC § 4581, and may be exempt from the completion report and stocking report requirements (PRC §§ 4585 and 4587) of the Forest Practice Act.  Public Utility and other Right-of-Way Exemptions are not included. See CAL FIRE Exemption Notices Right-of-Way for this data. Data set includes current year plus two preceding years. For previous years see data set CAL FIRE Exemption Notices Historical. To learn more about Exemptions, refer to 14 CCR §§ 1038 and 1104.1(a) in the California Forest Practice Rules. Exemption Notices are subject to the rules of the year in which they were submitted. Examples of exemptions that are collected include: Christmas Tree, Dead, Dying, and Diseased, Drought Mortality, 150ft or 300ft Fire Hazard Trees removal, Forest Fire Prevention, Fuelwood split product, Less than three acre conversions, and Substantially Damaged Timberland, Post Fire Recovery. This data set is in the California Teale Albers NAD83 meters projection (TA83).Link to the California Forest Practice Rules:https://bof.fire.ca.gov/regulations/bills-statutes-rules-and-annual-california-forest-practice-rulesFor additional information on specific plans see the California Timber Regulation and Environmental Evaluation System (CalTREES): https://caltreesplans.resources.ca.gov/caltrees/Default.aspx