Rep. Susana A Mendoza
Filed: 3/13/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1635 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1635  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
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Illegally Logged Wood Act.
 
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    Section 5. Prohibition; penalties.
 
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    (a)  For purposes of this Section: 
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    "Wood" means whole logs, lumber, or any wood products 
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derived, in whole or in part, from any part of a living or dead 
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tree.  
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    "Illegally logged wood" means any wood harvested, 
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transported, bought, or sold in violation of laws of the nation 
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or state of the wood's origin.
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    (b)  No person may import illegally logged wood into this 
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State for purposes of retail sale.
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    (c)  Illegally logged wood  may not be offered for sale, 
 


 






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sold, or dispensed in this State.
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    (d) A person who knowingly violates this Section is guilty 
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of a petty offense and shall be fined $1,000.  Each day that a 
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violation occurs is a separate offense.".