http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/06/the-lacey-act-protecting-american-wildlife/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:05:57 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/06/the-lacey-act-protecting-american-wildlife/comment-page-1/#comment-10862 Leonard Krause Tue, 26 May 2009 15:00:43 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/06/the-lacey-act-protecting-american-wildlife/#comment-10862 "Let me get this straight: my China suppier is going to declare what species and genus of tree is used in production of my plywood. I don't know, so I trust him. If the declaration turns out to be false or inaccurate I go to jail?????" You are right and you are wrong both here. Generally the penalities for innocent false declaraction are monetary in nature. The greater risk is the potential illegality of material. However, the DoJ will be looking at the steps you take to verify the information provided by your supplier and if you practice sufficient due diligence, you can avoid jail (and potentially even fines). There are many things a company can do to protect themselves, and I'd suggest you look at www.laceyactresources.com for more information. Good luck to you! “Let me get this straight: my China suppier is going to declare what species and genus of tree is used in production of my plywood. I don’t know, so I trust him. If the declaration turns out to be false or inaccurate I go to jail?????”
You are right and you are wrong both here. Generally the penalities for innocent false declaraction are monetary in nature. The greater risk is the potential illegality of material. However, the DoJ will be looking at the steps you take to verify the information provided by your supplier and if you practice sufficient due diligence, you can avoid jail (and potentially even fines). There are many things a company can do to protect themselves, and I’d suggest you look at http://www.laceyactresources.com for more information. Good luck to you!

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/06/the-lacey-act-protecting-american-wildlife/comment-page-1/#comment-10861 russ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:38:41 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/06/the-lacey-act-protecting-american-wildlife/#comment-10861 Let me get this straight: my China suppier is going to declare what species and genus of tree is used in production of my plywood. I don't know, so I trust him. If the declaration turns out to be false or inaccurate I go to jail????? Let me get this straight: my China suppier is going to declare what species and genus of tree is used in production of my plywood. I don’t know, so I trust him. If the declaration turns out to be false or inaccurate I go to jail?????

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/06/the-lacey-act-protecting-american-wildlife/comment-page-1/#comment-10860 Karl Krueger Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:48:27 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/06/the-lacey-act-protecting-american-wildlife/#comment-10860 The Lacey Act as amended will prevent the importation of roughly 80% of all goods imported into the United States. Not only lumber, but furniture, pharmaceuticals, clothing, books, rubber items, drinks, varnishes, anything with a paper label, bamboo products, linen, and a host of other items fall into it. A $400,000 machine with a rubber gasket or a rubber grip on a handle will not be allowed into the country unless the importer can determine where the rubber trees are. And the declarations must be on paper, not electronic, which will slow importations to a crawl. Inbound ships will be lined up to China. The Lacey Act as amended will prevent the importation of roughly 80% of all goods imported into the United States. Not only lumber, but furniture, pharmaceuticals, clothing, books, rubber items, drinks, varnishes, anything with a paper label, bamboo products, linen, and a host of other items fall into it. A $400,000 machine with a rubber gasket or a rubber grip on a handle will not be allowed into the country unless the importer can determine where the rubber trees are. And the declarations must be on paper, not electronic, which will slow importations to a crawl. Inbound ships will be lined up to China.

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/06/the-lacey-act-protecting-american-wildlife/comment-page-1/#comment-10859 Karl Krueger Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:47:43 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/06/the-lacey-act-protecting-american-wildlife/#comment-10859 The Lacey Act as amended will prevent the importation of roughly 80% of all goods imported into the United States. Not only lumber, but furniture, pharmaceuticals, clothing, books, rubber items, drinks, varnishes, anything with a paper label, bamboo products, linen, and a host of other items fall into it. A $400,000 machine with a rubber gasket or a rubber grip on a handle will not be allowed into the country unless the importer can determine where the rubber trees are. And the declarations must be on paper, not electronic, which will slow importations to a crawl. Inbound ships will be lined up to China. The Lacey Act as amended will prevent the importation of roughly 80% of all goods imported into the United States. Not only lumber, but furniture, pharmaceuticals, clothing, books, rubber items, drinks, varnishes, anything with a paper label, bamboo products, linen, and a host of other items fall into it. A $400,000 machine with a rubber gasket or a rubber grip on a handle will not be allowed into the country unless the importer can determine where the rubber trees are. And the declarations must be on paper, not electronic, which will slow importations to a crawl. Inbound ships will be lined up to China.

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