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For the 300 years following the arrival of Europeans, land was cleared, mostly for agriculture, at a rate that matched that of population growth. [7] During the 19th century, while the U.S. population tripled, the total area of cropland increased by over four times, from seventy-six million to three hundred nineteen million acres.
Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase, or sale of timber in violation of laws.The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal, including using corrupt means to gain access to forests; extraction without permission, or from a protected area; the cutting down of protected species; or the extraction of timber in excess of agreed limits.
[1] [2] Forestry laws generally adopt management policies for public forest resources, such as multiple use and sustained yield. [3] Forest management is split between private and public management, with public forests being sovereign property of the State. Forestry laws are now considered an international affair. [4] [5]
From Oklahoma's new anti-camping law to the "Women's Bill of Rights," over 200 bills go into effect in the state on Nov. 1.
More than 200 new Oklahoma laws will take effect Tuesday. Here's what you need to know about the various new laws approved by the state Legislature.
KU agreed to temporarily halt tree cutting under power lines in December after residents and Lexington city officials said the company’s tree cutting policy went too far.
There are currently has 90 titles though some titles do not currently have any active laws. [1] Laws are approved by the Oklahoma Legislature and signed into law by the governor of Oklahoma. Certain types of laws are prohibited by the state Constitution, and could be struck down (ruled unconstitutional) by the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Thinking about trees in that sense, you may have more rights to cut limbs that are encroaching on your property from a neighbor’s tree — but you don’t do so without assuming legal risk or ...