Tex. Nat. Resources Code Section 151.052
Criminal Offense

(a)

A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)

harvests standing timber with knowledge that the harvesting is without the permission of the owner of the standing timber; or

(2)

causes another person to harvest standing timber without the permission of the owner of the standing timber.

(b)

An offense under this section is:

(1)

a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber harvested is at least $500 but less than $20,000;

(2)

a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber harvested is at least $20,000 but less than $100,000;

(3)

a felony of the second degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber harvested is at least $100,000 but less than $200,000; or

(4)

a felony of the first degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber harvested is at least $200,000.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 23 (H.B. 613), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.

Source: Section 151.052 — Criminal Offense, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.­151.­htm#151.­052 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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