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16 U.S.C. 608: Permits to cut and remove timber; citizens of Malheur County, OregonText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 16-CONSERVATIONCHAPTER 4-PROTECTION OF TIMBER, AND DEPREDATIONS
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§608. Permits to cut and remove timber; citizens of Malheur County, Oregon

It shall be lawful for the Secretary of the Interior to grant permits under the provisions of section 607 of this title to citizens of Malheur County, Oregon, to cut timber in the State of Idaho for agricultural, mining, or other domestic purposes, and to remove the timber so cut to Malheur County, State of Oregon.

( Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, § 8 (part), as added Mar. 3, 1919, ch. 111 , 40 Stat. 1321 .)

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Section is derived from act Mar. 3, 1919, which recites that it amends section 8 of act Mar. 3, 1891, which is the source of section 607 of this title, by adding this section thereto. Section 8 of act Mar. 3, 1891, is classified to sections 607, 608 to 611a of this title.