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NATIONAL FOREST ORDER 37. 

 Timber Trespass on Land Afterwards Included in a National Forest. 



(Amends National Forest Order 29.) 



APRIL 30, 1907. 



The Commissioner of the General Land Office has instructed Special Agents 

 to transfer to Forest Supervisors all cases of unlawful timber cutting on lands 

 afterwards included in a National Forest. The Supervisor will therefore 

 report on Form 856 all cases so transferred, and also other recent cases of such 

 unlawful cutting, whether the timber was removed outside the boundary of the 

 Forest or to patented land before the Forest was created, or not, and such 

 timber may be seized wherever found. If it was so removed, the fact should 

 be stated in the report. 



It is not the duty of the Supervisor, however, to engage in active investigation 

 and prosecution of very old cases, unless in his judgment such prosecution is 

 necessary for the future protection of the National Forests. 



GlFFOBD PlNCHOT, Forester. 



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