Tex. Nat. Resources Code Section 151.004
Notice Concerning Sale or Purchase of Trees or Timber

At each designated point of delivery for trees, timber, logs, pulpwood, or in-woods chips, a wood yard, transfer yard, mill site, or storage yard shall post the following written notice in lettering not less than one inch:
1. A seller or purchaser of trees, timber, logs, pulpwood, or in-woods chips who knowingly fails to provide, obtain, or retain a bill of sale as provided in Chapter 151 (Provisions Generally Applicable), Natural Resources Code, is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not more than $500 for each offense.
2. A person, firm, partnership, or corporation adjudged guilty of theft or fraud in connection with the sale or purchase of trees or timber will be punished as provided by the Penal Code.
3. A timber purchaser who knowingly fails to provide documentation as required by Section 151.0035 (Documentation of Delivery Required for Certain Purchases), Natural Resources Code, or a timber purchaser or person acting on behalf of a timber purchaser who knowingly provides false information in documentation required by that section will be punished as provided by Section 151.005 (Penalty), Natural Resources Code.
4. The Texas A&M Forest Service Timber Theft Hotline is 1-800-364-3470.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2645, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st. Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 85(5), eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 151.044 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 532, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 229 (H.B. 1772), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 151.004 — Notice Concerning Sale or Purchase of Trees or Timber, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.­151.­htm#151.­004 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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