H.R.1497 - Legal Timber Protection Act

To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections to plants illegally harvested outside of the United States, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Legal Timber Protection Act as introduced.
  • Official: To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections to plants illegally harvested outside of the United States, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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Official Summary

3/13/2007--Introduced.Legal Timber Protection Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to make it unlawful for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or possess any plant taken (i.e., captured, killed, harvested, or

Official Summary

3/13/2007--Introduced.
Legal Timber Protection Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to make it unlawful for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or possess any plant taken (i.e., captured, killed, harvested, or collected) in a foreign country that is:
(1) taken, transported, or sold in violation of any law that applies in the place (including a park, forest reserve, or other officially protected area) where the harvest, taking, transport, or sale occurs;
(2) taken without paying required royalties, taxes, or stumpage fees;
(3) exported or transhipped in violation of any legal limitation;
(4) taken, exported, or transhipped in violation of any international law, treaty, or international agreement, or
(5) without any official documentation of compliance with applicable legal requirements. Redefines "plant" to mean any wild member of the plant kingdom, including roots, seed, parts, and products thereof (but excluding common food crops and cultivars).

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