US Local Legislation to Restrict Tropical Timber
State |
Area |
Date |
Status |
Restriction |
Arizona |
State |
1990 |
Enacted & replaced |
Ban of use of endangered (specific on teak, ebony, mahogany, lauan) |
Arizona |
State |
1997 |
Enacted |
Ban of all endangered species on CITES Appendix I |
California |
State |
1992 |
Vetoed |
Ban of tropical timber in state funded projects |
California |
Santa Clarita |
1991 |
Enacted |
Ban of tropical woods |
California |
Berkeley |
1990 |
Enacted |
Ban of city purchases of wood from rainforest. Statement by contractors. |
California |
San Francisco |
1990 |
Enacted |
Ban of tropical woods |
California |
Los Angeles |
1995 |
Enacted |
Only FSC certified tropical hardwood allowed |
Hawaii |
Honolulu |
1993 |
Proposal |
Ban of tropical wood |
Maryland |
State |
1992 |
Not scheduled |
Restriction on government purchase of tropical wood |
Massachusetts |
Common-wealth |
2000 |
Pending |
Restrictions in state purchases of tropical rainforest products |
Minnesota |
Minneapolis |
1992 |
Defeated |
Ban of tropical hardwood use and sales within city limits |
New Jersey |
Atlantic City |
1996 |
Enacted |
Sustainability verification required by certification |
New Jersey |
State |
19941996 |
Pending |
Sustainability verification required by certification |
New Jersey |
State |
2001 |
Pending |
Sustainability verification required by FSC certification |
New York |
City |
1997 |
Pending |
Ban of tropical wood except FSC certified |
New York |
City |
2002 |
Pending |
Procurement preference according to FSC principles and criteria |
New York |
State |
1991 |
Enacted |
Identification needed that wood is not endangering rainforest |
New York |
State |
2001 |
Pending |
Further requirement of verification of sustainable forest management |
Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg |
1991 |
Enacted |
Ban on tropical wood |
Pennsylvania |
State |
1997 |
Pending, 4th time |
Ban on tropical wood except as verified sustainable via certification |
Rhode Island |
State |
1993 |
Pending |
Ban on tropical wood |
Source: IWPA, various sources, consultant archives
