2019 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 2. Agriculture
§2-16-64. Documentation to be maintained by harvesters.

A. Except as provided by subsection B of this section, any owner or operator of a logging or timber harvesting operation shall maintain at all times during the operation, for inspection purposes by law enforcement personnel, a written bill of sale, timber deed or timber contract, recording memorandum, or written consent of the timber owner for the timber being harvested.

B. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not apply to any owner or operator of a logging or timber harvesting operation if a timber deed, written bill of sale or timber contract or written consent, recording or memorandum is recorded in the records of the county clerk of the county in which the timber is harvested or to be harvested.

C. Any deed, written bill of sale, contract, or written consent for logging or timber harvesting operation pursuant to this section shall include:

1. A description of the timber to be removed;

2. The date of execution and expiration of the contract or consent, bill of sale, or deed;

3. The name and address of the timber owner and the timber purchaser; and

4. The legal description of the real property where the timber is harvested.

D. Any written bill of sale, timber deed or timber contract, recording memorandum, or written consent of the timber owner required by subsection A of this section shall be preserved by the owner or operator of a logging or timber harvesting operation for at least a period of three (3) years.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 238, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 26, § 1, emerg. eff. April 3, 1996; Laws 2001, c. 113, § 46, emerg. eff. April 18, 2001. Renumbered from § 1301-310.4 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 113, § 56, emerg. eff. April 18, 2001.