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Show Christmas Trees Must Bear Tags Christmas trees cut in Utah for purposes of sale must be tagged before leaving the area from which they are cut. Applicants for Christmas Christ-mas tree tags must describe, by legal subdivission, the lands from which the trees are cut and must present satisfactory evidence showing sho-wing legal possession before tags will be issued. Tags may be secured sec-ured either through the State Board of Foresstry and Fire Control Con-trol 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, govern-ment, or trees from other states bearing vendor's tags as evidence that they were not cut in Utah, will not require Utah tags. Possession Possess-ion within the State of Utah, however, how-ever, of an untagged Christmas tree will be prima facie evidence of violation of State Law and will subject the person or perssons in possession of an untagged tree or trees to prosecution for a misdemeanor. |