House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Amends GS 14-401.4, which prohibits willfully removing, defacing, destroying, altering or covering over the manufacturer's serial or engine number or any other manufacturer's number or other distinguishing number or identification mark on any machine or other apparatus, including, but not limited to, farm equipment, machinery and apparatus, and prohibits placing or stamping any serial, engine, or other number or mark upon such machinery, apparatus, or equipment or possessing or giving away or disposing of such machinery, apparatus, or equipment after the serial or engine number or mark has been willfully removed, defaced, destroyed, altered, or covered up. Makes clarifying changes to the proposed changes, making it a Class H felony for violations where the machine or other apparatus (was, the farm machinery, farm equipment, or farm apparatus) was valued at $1,000 or more at the time of the offense.