This is probably intended to slap down the Amish. The low cost lumber they produce is one thing, but their advantage in associated construction costs and labor is no doubt felt. Last 10 years, approximately half of the garages, garden sheds and barns built in my neck of the woods have been Amish built. Certainly a market response to high costs of NY construction contractors with their heavy insurance, regulatory, comp, and tax load. NYC and Albany bureaucrats no doubt are upset by tax money not collected. Contractors, playing by the rules, hate em.
I'm not a big fan of Amish, but typical of New York, they create a regulatory and fiscal misery then double down, no matter who gets caught in their BS.
I could be wrong, but I cant imagine that small mill lumber production is such a concern.
Has there been a rash of rough sawn structure collapses? We had over 7 feet of wet snow in November. Rough sawn buildings did fine.