Cactus Cops Just When Gunsmoke was Running Out of Plots
Brown C. 1972. Cactus Cops Just When Gunsmoke was Running Out of Plots. Arizona
Descriptions of illegal removal and transport of giant saguaros and other cactus in the 1970s in Arizona. State law enforcement stopped and investigated suspected thefts. Stolen cactus are profitable for sales to developers for landscaping. ID tags are required for legal removal. Cactus are protected by a native plant law enacted in Arizona in 1929.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Brown, Carol
- Units
- SAGU
- Keywords
- Arizona, Cactus Theft, ID Tags, Illegal Removal and Transport of Cactus, Law Enforcement, Protection of Native Plants Law Arizona 1929, Saguaro Cactus