"Owen Lowe" wrote in message
news
The following newspaper article was circulated around our chapter
meeting the other night. Since we're close to WA as well as have several
members from southern Washington it was of importance to the membership.
Anyone heard any more about this new law to take effect on July 1? Any
idea on how this would even be enforced with firewood cutters, helping
out a neighbor, roadside ditch scavenging, etc?

Seems cumbersome and not very workable. If it's just targeting BL
Maples, are deputies going to be schooled in recognizing pieces from the
bark or green wood? Who determines what constitutes "specialty wood"?
How much figure is too much? While I can see and understand the
frustration and anger of those who have lost property to tree rustlers,
it seems to me there could be a more workable solution addressing the
wholesale and retail of such wood.


There is a much more workable solution - respect for the property of others.

It's like the folks that come traipsing across my place - when asked, they
answer "I didn't know who owned it."

"You know _you_ don't. Should be enough."

Instead we get laws and legalism like "who determines what constitutes
'specialty wood, '" and questions on the competence of those who will have
to enforce the law the people's representatives have made.

I sign Christmas tree transport permits as landowner every year. Not really
a problem.