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    18 USC Sec. 1853                                            01/05/2009

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    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 91 - PUBLIC LANDS

HEAD

    Sec. 1853. Trees cut or injured

STATUTE

      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

    (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 787; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI,
    Sec. 601(a)(8), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

      Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 104 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
    321, Sec. 50, 35 Stat. 1098; June 25, 1910, ch. 431, Sec. 6, 36
    Stat. 857).
      Reference to persons aiding or procuring was deleted as
    unnecessary since such persons are made principals by section 2 of
    this title.
      Maximum fine was increased from $500 to $1,000 to conform to
    other comparable sections of this chapter. (See sections 1851 and
    1852 of this title.)
      Minor changes were also made in phraseology.
                                AMENDMENTS
      1996 - Pub. L. 104-294 substituted "fined under this title" for
    "fined not more than $1,000".