16 USC § 602 - Seizure of timber cut

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s602"
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title: "16 USC § 602 - Seizure of timber cut"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "602"
section_name: "Seizure of timber cut"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF TIMBER, AND DEPREDATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Apr. 30, 1878, ch. 76, § 2, 20 Stat. 46.)"
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# § 602. Seizure of timber cut

If any timber cut on the public lands shall be exported from the Territories of the United States, it shall be liable to seizure by United States authority wherever found.

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**Source Credit**: (Apr. 30, 1878, ch. 76, § 2, 20 Stat. 46.)