United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1497 (110th)
Legal Timber Protection Act
Introduced
13 March 2007
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.
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Summary
Legal Timber Protection Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to make it unlawful for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or possess any plant taken (i.e., captured, killed, harvested, or collected) in a foreign country that is: (1) taken, transported, or sold in violation of any law that applies in the place (including a park, forest reserve, or other officially protected area) where the harvest, taking, transport, or sale occurs; (2) taken without paying required royalties, taxes, or stumpage fees; (3) exported or transhipped in violation of any legal limitation; (4) taken, exported, or transhipped in violation of any international law, treaty, or international agreement, or (5) without any official documentation of compliance with applicable legal requirements. Redefines "plant" to mean any wild member of the plant kingdom, including roots, seed, parts, and products thereof (but excluding common food crops and cultivars).
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Reported in House (text)
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 24 September 2008
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 24 September 2008
Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 24 September 2008
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 March 2007
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 March 2007
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 13 March 2007
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/1497
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/1497