TCA 39-14-410
Timber
MISDEMEANOR AClass A Misdemeanor
Sentence enhancement may apply
What does this charge mean?
It is illegal for any person who buys timber (logs, wood, cord wood, poles, ties, etc.) from state-owned land or land sold to the state for taxes to fail to get a bill of sale or ownership proof from the seller and keep it available for inspection for one year. A violation is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to 11 months 29 days in jail and a $2,500 fine.
Penalty Details
ClassificationClass A Misdemeanor
Maximum Jail11 months 29 days
Maximum Fine$2,500
Penalty SummaryClass A misdemeanor; 11 months 29 days; fine up to $2,500
(a) It is the duty of any sawmill owner or operator or other person purchasing timber in the form of logs, dye wood, cord wood, hickory blocks, stave blocks, hoop poles, cross ties, shrubbery or any other kind of timber from the lands sold to the state for taxes or other state-owned land or lands belonging to an individual, firm or corporation, to obtain from the seller a bill of sale for the same or other evidence of ownership which shall be preserved by the purchaser for a period of one (1) year and shall be available for inspection to any person concerned in such timber. (b) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
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Quick Facts
MISDEMEANOR A
TCA Section39-14-410
Max Jail11 months 29 days
Max Fine$2,500