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2021 Texas Statutes
Natural Resources Code
Title 6 - Timber
Chapter 151 - Provisions Generally Applicable
Subchapter A. Bill of Sale for Purchase of Trees and Timber
Section 151.005. Penalty

Universal Citation:
TX Nat Res Code § 151.005 (2021)
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Sec. 151.005. PENALTY. (a) A seller or purchaser who knowingly fails to provide, obtain, or retain a bill of sale as required by Sections 151.001, 151.002, and 151.003 is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not more than $500 for each offense.

(b) A wood yard, transfer yard, mill site, or storage yard that knowingly fails to post the notice concerning sale or purchase of trees or timber as required by Section 151.004 is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not more than $500 for each offense.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2646, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Renumbered from Sec. 151.045 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 532, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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