TITLE 17: CONSERVATION
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER d: FORESTRY
PART 1530
THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT
SECTION 1530.10 DEFINITIONS
Section 1530.10 Definitions
The following terms are defined
as is set forth in Sections 2 through 2.07 inclusive of the Forest Products
Transportation Act (the Act), as amended [225 ILCS 740/2-2.07]:
a) Department
means the Department of Natural Resources.
b) "Tree" or "trees" means any tree,
standing or felled, living or dead, and includes both those trees included
within the definition of "timber" in Section 2 of the Timber
Buyers Licensing Act [225 ILCS 735] and Christmas trees. The term does
not apply to trees or parts of trees that have been cut into firewood.
c) "Forest product" means logs which can be used for
sawing or processing into lumber for building or structural purposes, for the
manufacture of furniture or for the manufacture of any article.
d) "Person" means any person, partnership, firm,
association, business trust or corporation.
e) "Timber grower " means the owner, tenant or
operator of land in this State who has an interest in, or is entitled to
receive any part of the proceeds from, the sale of timber grown in this State
and includes persons exercising authority to sell timber.
f) "Proof of ownership" means a printed document
provided by the Department that serves as a written bill of lading. The
information required in this document is established by Section 1530.60.
g) "Owner", when referring to trees or forest
products grown or growing on public lands under the jurisdiction of the federal
government, the State or any unit of local government or school district within
the State, means the person empowered by law, or by action of the corporate
authorities of the governmental entity pursuant to law, to sell or dispose of
trees and forest products from the governmental lands.
(Source: Amended at 27 Ill.
Reg. 7752, effective April 21, 2003)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER d: FORESTRY
PART 1530
THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT
SECTION 1530.20 INTENT OF FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT
Section 1530.20 Intent of
Forest Products Transportation Act
Nothing in this Act affects the
rights of the owners of trees or forest products nor imposes any duties or
liabilities on them not otherwise imposed by law. This Act is, rather, intended
to protect the rights of the owners of trees and forest products as well as the
interests of the public in trees and forest products on public lands.
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER d: FORESTRY
PART 1530
THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT
SECTION 1530.30 CORRESPONDENCE AND INQUIRIES REGARDING THIS ACT
Section 1530.30
Correspondence and Inquiries Regarding this Act
All correspondence and/or
inquiries regarding this Act shall be directed to:
Department
of Natural Resources
Office of
Law Enforcement
One Natural
Resources Way
Springfield
IL 62702-1271
(Source: Amended at 27 Ill.
Reg. 7752, effective April 21, 2003)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER d: FORESTRY
PART 1530
THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT
SECTION 1530.40 ENFORCEMENT OF ACT
Section 1530.40 Enforcement
of Act
Any law enforcement officer
employed and authorized by the State of Illinois, Department of Natural
Resources, county or local municipality of and within the State of Illinois has
the authority to apprehend persons violating any provision of the Forest Products
Transportation Act and these Rules and Regulations and to cooperate with the
Department in the enforcement of same.
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER d: FORESTRY
PART 1530
THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT
SECTION 1530.50 PROOF OF OWNERSHIP
Section 1530.50 Proof of Ownership
a) Any
person hauling, conveying or transporting 2 or more "trees" or
"forest products" or either of them (as defined herein), on any road
or highway in this State shall be required to show proof of ownership or that
such hauling, conveying or transporting is with the consent of the owner or
duly authorized agent of the owner with respect to such "trees" or
"forest products".
b) Complete
"proof of ownership" shall be available for inspection at all times
and shall be kept with the vehicle or other conveyance load.
c) A
timber grower registration may be used in lieu of "proof of
ownership" by timber growers transporting their own products.
d) Interstate
haulers conveying forest products or trees whose origin was a state other than
Illinois may show documents required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration as "proof of ownership".
(Source: Amended at 27 Ill.
Reg. 7752, effective April 21, 2003)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER d: FORESTRY
PART 1530
THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT
SECTION 1530.60 REQUIREMENTS AND FORMAT FOR "PROOF OF OWNERSHIP"
Section 1530.60 Requirements
and Format for "Proof of Ownership"
The "proof of
ownership" required under the Act and as set forth in this Part shall be completed
on forms provided by the Department and contain the following minimum information:
a) Point of origin. Shall be a legal description of the location
of the timber, woodland, log yard, etc., and shall include the county,
township, range and section of origin, when located outside corporate limits.
Within corporate limits a street address or other usable location should be
given.
b) Point
of destination.
c) Seller's name, address, phone number and signature.
"Seller's name" shall be the name of the timber grower, timber buyer
or sawmill from which the timber was purchased. When timber is removed from a
sawmill or concentration yard and transported to another location, the
businesses/areas shall be identified as the "seller".
d) Transporter's
name, address and phone number if different from buyers.
e) Buyer's (that person who now owns the transported forest
products, tree or trees, as defined in the Act) name, address, timber buyer's
license number (when applicable), phone number and signature.
f) Date over-the-road hauling will occur. This date may be a
period of time that is inclusive of the timber purchase contract dates.
g) Statement that the "forest products, tree or trees"
have been purchased from the designated seller or are being transported with
knowledge and consent of the buyer or that the person in possession is an agent
or employee of the buyer.
h) Date of purchase. For all purposes except the payment of
harvest fees, the date of purchase shall be the date the purchase agreement was
made. Harvest fees shall be due within one month after the quarter in which
payments are made.
i) Daily hauling log. For each load of "forest products or
trees" hauled, the transporter shall record the date the load was hauled,
the number of logs, and the destination. Each record entry shall be signed by
the driver of the conveyance hauling the "forest products or trees".
(Source: Amended at 27 Ill.
Reg. 7752, effective April 21, 2003)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER d: FORESTRY
PART 1530
THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT
SECTION 1530.70 REGISTRATION (REPEALED)
Section 1530.70 Registration
(Repealed)
(Source: Repealed at 27 Ill.
Reg. 7752, effective April 21, 2003)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER d: FORESTRY
PART 1530
THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT
SECTION 1530.80 VIOLATIONS (REPEALED)
Section 1530.80 Violations
(Repealed)
(Source: Repealed at 7 Ill. Reg. 8765, effective July 15, 1983)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER d: FORESTRY
PART 1530
THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT
SECTION 1530.90 EFFECTIVE DATE (REPEALED)
Section 1530.90 Effective
Date (Repealed)
(Source: Repealed at 7 Ill. Reg. 8765, effective July 15, 1983)
Section 1530.EXHIBIT A Purchase Agreement for Purpose of Transportation
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER d: FORESTRY
PART 1530
THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT
SECTION 1530.EXHIBIT A PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR PURPOSE OF TRANSPORTATION
Section 1530.EXHIBIT A Purchase
Agreement for Purpose of Transportation
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undersigned seller: (Check one – if licensed buyer, must give license
number)
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undersigned buyer,
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has purchased from the seller
"forest products, tree or trees"
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Removal from the seller's
control shall be on,
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If transportation is to be by
conveyance other than the buyer's own means, the contracted transporter's name,
address, phone number and status (employee, contract hauler, etc.) should be
given here:
Point of origin (location of
timber, woodland, log yard, etc.) by county, township, range and section number
is:
We hereby certify that the
aforementioned forest products, tree or trees have been purchased from the designated
seller or are being transported with the knowledge and consent of the buyer,
and that the person in possession is an agent or employee of the buyer.
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Signature
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Provide Daily Log of Loads
Hauled on Reverse
(Source: Amended at 27 Ill.
Reg. 7752, effective April 21, 2003)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER d: FORESTRY
PART 1530
THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT
SECTION 1530.EXHIBIT B DAILY HAULING LOG
Section 1530.EXHIBIT B Daily
Hauling Log
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(Source: Added at
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