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§611 Permits to cut and remove timber; citizens of Idaho and Wyoming

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 4— - PROTECTION OF TIMBER, AND DEPREDATIONS › § 611

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior can give permits, under section 607, to people from Idaho and Wyoming to cut timber in Wyoming west of the Continental Divide along the Snake River up to the Idaho line. The timber may be taken into Idaho for farming, mining, or other home uses.

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Title 16, §611

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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 Idaho and Wyoming to cut timber in the State of Wyoming west of the Continental Divide on the Snake River and its tributaries to the boundary line of Idaho, for agricultural, mining, or other domestic purposes, and to remove the timber so cut to the State of Idaho.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section is derived from act July 1, 1898, 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 section 607, 608 to 611a of this title.

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16 U.S.C. § 611

Title 16Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73