Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06

tions and relating to permit fees
and tags, labels or stickers and the
seizure of trees under this act"
Section 2. That Laws 1895, Chap
ter 331, Section l, be and the same
is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Section l. (a) Except as other-
wise authorized by this act, no per-
son shall remove, ship, transport, Of
fer for sale, sell, purchase for re-
sale, or have in possession for trans
portation or sale, and no common
carrier shall transport or receive
or have in possession for transporta-
ton any green pine, cedar, spruce,
balsam, fir, hemlock or other ever
green or coniferous tree intended
for use as Christmas tree, for DEC
orations, or for other purposes I'M
less the same has attached thereto
an official tag issued by the director
of the division of forestry, depart
ment of conservation, as provided
by this act; provided. that the pro-
visions of this act shall not apply
to nursery stock nor to trees cut
or used by the state or Federal gov
eminent for any lawful public pur-
pose; and provided, further, that
any person may CUT with n the state
or import from without the state
and may transport and possess With
in the state for his or its own use
not to exceed three SUCH trees in a
single lot in one year without hay
ing the same tagged as he:ein pro-
vided. Provided further, that per-
mits may be issued to dealers III
such trees as provided in paragraph
CD of this section, in which case
the provisions hereof, except those
contained in said paragraph OBJ,
shall not apply to such permittees
or trees handled by them"
CD Any person engaged in the
business of cutting, processing, ship
ping or selling evergreen or other
coniferous trees intended for use
as Christmas trees, for decorations,
or for other purposes may Apply to
the director of the division of fer
estry of the department of conser-
walton for permit as deaicr in such
trees. which permit shall expire on
December 31st of the year in which
issued. At the time of applying for
such permit the applicant shall give
such information as to the proposed
manner of conducting the business
and the number, kind and charac-
ter of trees intended to be dealt in
as may be required by the director.
With such application the applicant
shall submit a fee of $4,000 paya-
BILE to the state treasurer. In addi-
ton to the permit fee required
hereby, such permittee shall be re-
quired to purchase tags and/or Ia
bells or stickers, and affix the same
to all trees or shipments sold, or
transported by them, except: trees
shipped out of the State of Mime
sofa. Under this section, the time
and method of the attachment, use,
and the kind of tag, label or stick
err, are to be prescribed by the direc-
tor of forestry. Such permittee shall
pay a fee at the rate of two cents
for each tree required to be tagged
under this section. The term proc
essed," as used herein, shall mean
the treatment of any tree by
chemical bath, either through dip
ping or spraying. for the purpose of
fixing, intensifying or changing the
color there of and/or to prevent the
falling off of needles therefrom.
Each permittee shall display on all
vehicles used in the transportation
of trees handled by him, from the
place of cutting to the place where
such trees are processed, a copy of
his permit as permittee; he shall
affiX to each tree, crate or carton,
for which a fee is required here
under, such tag, label Or sticker be-
fore such tree is sold, shipped, or
transported by him.
Section g. That Laws 1885, Chap
ter 331, Section 2, be and the same
is hereby amended so as 70 read as
follows:
Section 2. All tops cut from trees
of the kinds aforesaid and all
bushes. shrubs, saplings, and seed
lings of such kinds, when wholly or
partly untrimmed, shall be deemed
to be trees within the meaning OF
the provisions of this act, but slash
ings or side branches cut from such
trees shall not be SO regarded. The
fact that any such tree has been
removed in wholly or partly I'M
trimmed condition from the immedi-
ate premises where cut shall be
prima facie evidence that it is in
tended for transportation or sale
and for use as Christmas tree
for decorations, or for other pur-
poses, and the burden of proving the
contrary shall be upon the defcn-
dant or other party so asserting in
any criminal or civil action involv-
ing the provisions of this act"
Section 4. That Laws 1885, Chap
ter 331, Section 4, be and the same
is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 4. Such tags shall be is
sued by the director of the division
of forestry, department Of conser-
walton, or by any officer or agent
authorized by him, to any person
required or entitled to obtain and
use the same as herein provided,
upon written application made by
such person or by MS authorized
agent as hereinafter provided, and
upon payment of fee of two cents
per tag. Such application shall be in
such form as the director may pres
cribe, subject to the provisions here
of. 1t shall state the name and
address of the applicant and the
number and kind Of trees to be
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