The contractors don't want the wood. Lately here, if you ask for a tree or three they will cut some and leave it. If nobody wants it, they have a HUGE chipper. On State highways and open areas they chip it, whole tree et. al. and blow it off the sides. In towns the contractor chips it into a truck which takes it to a land fill. THE DON'T sell the wood.shortski wrote:Doc & SB and anyone else that doesn't get it. Whether municipal or private contractor the value of that wood would have been a consideration in the bid process. Taking away that income from the proper owners is grand larceny.
here's the penalties in CT based on the value of the wood.
Third (3rd) Degree Larceny $1001-$5000
Up to 5 years in Prison
Fines up to $5,000
Class D Felony
Fourth (4th) Degree Larceny $501-$1000
Up to 1 year in Jail
Fines up to $2,000
Class A Misdemeanor
The workers for the contractors could be charges with embezzlement.
Class A misdemeanor. The value of the property is $1,000 or more, but less than $2,000. Penalties include a fine of up to $2,000, up to one year in jail, or both. (Ct. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 53a-125.)
Class D felony. The value of the property is more than $2,000 but less than $10,000; the property is a vehicle worth $10,000 or less; the property is a public record; or the property is biological sample, culture, microorganism, or records a scientific secret, technical process, or invention. Penalties include a fine of up to $5,000, between one and five years in prison, or both. (Ct. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 53a-124.)
OH, CT now has a cut and transport permit required which may be a problem.
That transport Permit is self promoting and available any time. It applies to Wood you have or plan to split and burn but has NOT been treated OR Wood that may be transported within the State for sale or use which has been treated for disease or bugs. Reading on, Hartford, Fairfield, New Haven and Litchfield Counties prohibit import or export of untreated wood. Makes my head hurt.
