Show Changes hanges Given o on Xmas Tree Cutting A few Important changes have been made in the Utah Christmas tree tag law Primarily the changes affect persons persons per per- sons who wish to sell or handle Christmas Christ mas trees for commercial purposes The law reads Any person proposing proposing propos propos- ing ng to cut more than ten Christmas trees or proposing to cut Christmas trees for Cor commercial purposes on any non non federal federal lands shall give notice to that effect to the State Forester at least ten days prior to the commencement commencement commence commence- ment of oC cutting operations ANOTHER MAJOR change In n the law reads Christmas trees cut in Utah for commercial purposes and being transported transported trans trans- ported by any vehicle or means of conveyance conveyance conveyance con con- including a common carrier in n or out of the state must be accompanied accompanied ac ac- companied by a shipping permit obtained obtained ob ob- from the State Forester or his agent This part of the law pertains to all aU trees shipped in n the state whether whether ther they were cut from federal state county or private lands Most provisions of the previous laws have been incorporated into the new law the most important being It shall be unlawful for any person to cut or sell seU any Christmas tree from Crom lands of another without written consent front from the legal owner or his authorized agent The consent shall shaU contain contain con con- tain Ca a A legal description of the land where the Christmas tree is to be harvested harvested harvested har har- vested b The number and species of Christmas t trees to be harvested e ethe ds prese c The name e and present address of the legal landowner a and d' d Cd 0 d The signature sig- sig nature of the legal landowner or his authorized agent FOR THOSE persons persons interested in n cutting cutting cut cut- ting less than ten ten trees not for commercial commercial com com- mercial purposes purpose tags can be obtained obtain obtain- ed d from the county sheriff Those persons persons per per- sons wishing to cut more more than than ten trees or or to cut ten trees for commercial commercial commer commer- cial purposes are urged to contact the county sheriff for forms or information necessary necessary to comply with this law |