Show Christmas Tree TreeT T Tagging a n cr La Law LawIs 00 0 Is Explained This is another in a series rif f Information articles by your State of or Utah Central Area Forester located in Richfield Maybe this is rushing it along alonga a bit but the holiday season is fast approaching and most families will soon be looking for that centerpiece to their festivities the Christmas tree Since the states state's population is increasing and resultant tree demands are higher a Utah Code covers the acquisition of ot Christmas trees It is the Christmas Tree Tagging Law The actual Intent of this law has been partly misunderstood in the past hopefully this article will clear up these standings The ragging regulation says that every natural grown and cut Christmas tree will be identified identified identified fied with a tag accepted by the State Foresters Forester's Office Regardless Re Regardless Regardless Re- Re of the origin or harvester harvester harvester har har- vester every tree will bear a tag Trees cut on the National Forests will bear a US U.S. Forest Service tag While this law sounds quite restrictive it offers of offers of- of fers more protection than most people realize The landowner who has Christmas trees on his lands benefits because cutters must have his permission to harvest trees when applying for tags from State Forestry When the buys trees from a aland- aland landowner landowner land land- owner the number of or tags issued will be the exact number number number num num- ber cut from his land thus he has a regulated sale The private citizen or ultimate retail retail re retail re- re tail consumer is protected through tagging by being assured assured as assured as- as that he is not entering Into an illicit market How many people wan want t to celebrate Christmas with an ill illegally acquIred acquired ac acquired ac- ac tree as the center of their yule activities The cost of tags is almost negligible when these and other benefits are considered State Forestry issues tags for five nt n Par nh h h 1 onH n n no non are the two ways in which they are Issued Non-commercial Non tags are for fer trees in lots of ten or less and commercial are for more than ten though prices are the same At this time State Forestry wants to get commercial cutters cutters cutters cut cut- to register their intent to harvest Non-commercial Non tag outlets will be announced later Persons Intending on harvestIng harvesting harvesting harvest- harvest Ing more than ten trees should register and apply for tags as soon as possible and must have done so at least ten days prior to harvest They should be prepared prepared pre pre- prepared pared to supply the following 1 1 legal description of theland theland the theland land where the trees will be cut 2 2 if they are not the landowner his written permission permission permission per per- mission to harvest 3 3 address of legal owner and his phone number 4 number of trees to be cut by species and 5 dates of harvest Registration forms for commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial Christmas tree tags should be filed as soon as possible They may be picked up at the State Forestry Of Office Office ot- ot fice at North Main Richfield Richfield Rich Rich- Richfield field or ordered by mall mail from PO P.O. Box Richfield Remember these tags are for your protection A governments government's proper function in a free society is isto to act as a policeman not as asa asa asa a regulator over peoples people's actions actions actions ac ac- ac- ac or choices Patrolman Patrolman Jack Morano |