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Full Text of HB1635 95th General Assembly

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HB1635ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Rep. Susana A Mendoza
Filed: 3/13/2007

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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1635
2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1635 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:

4     "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Illegally Logged Wood Act.

6     Section 5. Prohibition; penalties.
7     (a) For purposes of this Section:
8     "Wood" means whole logs, lumber, or any wood products
9 derived, in whole or in part, from any part of a living or dead
10 tree.
11     "Illegally logged wood" means any wood harvested,
12 transported, bought, or sold in violation of laws of the nation
13 or state of the wood's origin.
14     (b) No person may import illegally logged wood into this
15 State for purposes of retail sale.
16     (c) Illegally logged wood may not be offered for sale,

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

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