N.Y. IND Law § 22
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Cutting and removing timber
Official statutory text
§ 22. Cutting and removing timber. No person other than an Onondaga\nIndian shall cut or remove from the Onondaga reservation any tree,\ntimber, wood, bark or poles; and no Indian shall cut any tree, timber,\nwood, bark or poles for the purpose of sale or removal from such\nreservation, nor shall sell, remove, cause to be removed or aid in the\nremoval from such reservation of any trees, timber, wood, bark or poles,\nexcept upon the written permission of a majority of the chiefs of the\nOnondaga tribe, particularly specifying the quantity and kind of trees,\ntimber, wood, bark or poles to be cut or removed.\n
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