NOTICE CONCERNING SALE OR PURCHASE OF TREES OR TIMBER.
Tex. NAT. RES Code § 151.004.
in effectAt 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:
NOTICE CONCERNING SALE OR PURCHASE OF TREES OR TIMBER
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 , 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 , 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 , Natural Resources Code.
4. The Texas A&M Forest Service Timber Theft Hotline is 1-800-364-3470.