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Show Wood ordinance okayed; analyzed An ordinance calling for the written permission of landowners in order to obtain any forest product was signed by the Iron County Commission Wednesday. Commission Chairman Grant Seaman called the wood products ordinance "long overdue." Both he ;xd the county attorney indicated neighboring counties Garfield and Kane are also enacting similar, if not identical, ordinances. The ordinance states it shall be unlawful to cut, transport or possess forest and woodland products (defined further as sawlogs, poles, posts, Christmas trees, ornamentals or fuelwood) without prior written permission from the owner of the land. In the case of the federal or state government, permits, free of charge, will be issued. The authorizations must be found on the person when they are engaged in the cutting or processing of forest products. The authorization should include, the ordinance reads: the date of permit; the name and address of permittee; a description of forest product, including species, and the basic product involved; description of lands from which product will be taken; expiration date; signature and address of landowner or administrator ad-ministrator of federal lands; and signature of permittee. The description of the land, Hans Chamberlain, county attorney, indicated, in-dicated, could be a general geographic description only, or a precise legal description. Cleo Wood, hesitant at first to okay the ordinance without consulting businesses in the area which use large amounts of forest wood, stated the ordinance as written would protect the landowner and the forest user. The action was initiated by a request from Rollo Brunson, Dixie National Forest Administrator, several months ago. Violation of the ordinance, which goes into effect 15 days after signing, will call for a Class-B misdemeanor, punishable by $299 or 30 days in the county jail. |