What changes were recently made to the Lacey Act?
In May 2008, the U.S. Congress expanded the Lacey Act to cover illegal harvesting and trade of any wild member of the plant kingdom (excluding common food crops), most notably trees and wood products. The purpose of this change is to eliminate imports of illegally harvested wood into the United States of America.
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