18 U.S.C. § 1853 — Trees cut or injured
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 112 words · no verdicts yet
This section makes it a crime to unlawfully cut, or wantonly injure or destroy, certain trees on United States or specified Indian lands. The punishment may be a fine, imprisonment for up to one year, or both.
Whoever unlawfully cuts, or wantonly injures or destroys any tree growing, standing, or being upon any land of the United States which, in pursuance of law, has been reserved or purchased by the United States for any public use, or upon any Indian reservation, or lands belonging to or occupied by any tribe of Indians under the authority of the United States, or any Indian allotment while the title to the same shall be held in trust by the Government, or while the same shall remain inalienable by the allottee without the consent of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 787; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(a)(8), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498.)
- 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 787
- 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-294 · 110 Stat. 3498
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.
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