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Show CHRISTMAS TREE MUST BE TAGGED SAY FORRESTERS "Christmas shopper, buy that tagged tree." This version of "woodman, spare that tree' should be followed by every Utah resident who purchases a Christmas tree for the holiday season, forest officials of-ficials state. Plans are complete for carrying on the annual Christmas tree tagging tag-ging program in the state this year, according to Don M. Drum-mond, Drum-mond, assistant forester-fire-warden of Utah. The primary purpose of the Christmas tree sales and registration registra-tion and tagging is to curb illegal cutting of trees from private, state and federal lands, and to discourage discour-age sale and use of these trees by merchants who have not obtained their trees from legitimate sources, sourc-es, Mr. Drummond said. It is not the intention to curtail sale and use of native Christmas trees, he continued, but rather to discourage theft of trees and control con-trol cutting practices that contribute con-tribute to damage of Utah watersheds. water-sheds. The law can be effective only if Utah residents insist that all trees they purchase bear approved ap-proved tags, M r . Drummond warned. Both Christmas tree wholesalers and retailers are advised to contact con-tact the city clerk regarding ordinances ordi-nances which may apply to tree vendors within the city limits and the county clerk regarding the county law. These tags are now available at the city offices in Logan, Brig-ham Brig-ham City, Ogden and Provo, and at the office of the state board of forestry and fire control in room 102 in the capitol, Salt Lake City. |