                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                        CHAPTER 91--PUBLIC LANDS
 
Sec. 1852. Timber removed or transported

    Whoever cuts, or wantonly destroys any timber growing on the public 
lands of the United States; or
    Whoever removes any timber from said public lands, with intent to 
export or to dispose of the same; or
    Whoever, being the owner, master, pilot, operator, or consignee of 
any vessel, motor vehicle, or aircraft or the owner, director, or agent 
of any railroad, knowingly transports any timber so cut or removed from 
said lands, or lumber manufactured therefrom--
    Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one 
year, or both.
    This section shall not prevent any miner or agriculturist from 
clearing his land in the ordinary working of his mining claim, or in the 
preparation of his farm for tillage, or from taking the timber necessary 
to support his improvements, or the taking of timber for the use of the 
United States; nor shall it interfere with or take away any right or 
privilege under any existing law of the United States to cut or remove 
timber from any public lands.

(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. 103 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 
321, Sec. 49, 35 Stat. 1098).
    Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as unnecessary 
in view of definition of ``principal'' in section 2 of this title.
    Words ``motor vehicle or aircraft'' were inserted in third paragraph 
to remove any doubt as to scope of section in view of rapidly advancing 
methods of transportation.
    Minor changes were made in phraseology.


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-294 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $1,000'' in fourth par.
