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Show Christmas Trees Should Be Tagged Reports Officials Christmas trees cut in Utah for purposes of sale must be ta-o-J before leaving- the area from which they are cut state forest officials Applicants for Christmas tree tasrs must describe, by legal subdivision the lands from which the trees are cut and must present satis factory evidence showing wai possession before tags will be is sued. Tags may be secured either through the State Board of For estry and Fire Control or the County Sheriff upon payment of a fee of $1 per 100 tags. The Christmas tree tag authorized auth-orized by the State of Utah is a manila tag with a picture of a Christmas tree in green together with the following printed matter also in green: "This tree has been cut and is sold in compliance with the State Conservation Laws," "State Board of Forestry and Fire Control," "State of Utah," "Size" "Price." Christmas trees tagged with tags issued by the Federal government, gov-ernment, or trees from other states bearing- vendors' tags as evidence that they were not cut in Utah, will not require Utah tags. Possession Poss-ession within the State of Utah, however, of an untagged Christmas Christ-mas tree will be prima facie evidence evi-dence of violation of State Law and will subject .the person or 'persons in possession of an untagged un-tagged tree or trees to prosecution for a misdemeanor. |