Does the amendment apply to or affect management of domestic forest operations or the reporting requirements associated with them?
The prohibitions of the amended Lacey Act apply to domestic (interstate) commerce as well as international trade (both imports and exports). The amended Lacey Act does not require anything explicitly different or additional of forest operations, nor does it impose any additional paperwork or reporting requirements beyond the new import declaration. However, those responsible for a variety of plant and timber transport, purchasing and processing should know their supply sources as a matter of good practice. Those who either knowingly or unknowingly accept illegally taken and transported covered plant or timber products may be subject to prosecution and/or loss of the shipment due to seizure and forfeiture (see relevant Q&As on penalties and enforcement actions associated with the Lacey Act). U.S. exporters of a plant or timber that is finished internationally and imported back into the U.S. may need to provide species and country of harvest information so that the subsequent importer ca
