Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-16-59
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Removal of pine timber or products from state lands
Official statutory text
No timber or other timber products shall be removed from any
lands owned by the State of Oklahoma, except for public utilities
and improvements, and no officer, employee, or any other person
employed by the State of Oklahoma shall authorize the removal,
except upon written approval of the Director of Forestry. In
carrying out the duties of this section, the Director is authorized
to delegate authority to persons qualified to act in the Director’s
behalf.
Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class D3
felony offense and upon conviction shall be punished, for the first
offense, by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),
or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of
Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by both. For
any subsequent offense, the person shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment as
provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21
of the Oklahoma Statutes, or both.
lands owned by the State of Oklahoma, except for public utilities
and improvements, and no officer, employee, or any other person
employed by the State of Oklahoma shall authorize the removal,
except upon written approval of the Director of Forestry. In
carrying out the duties of this section, the Director is authorized
to delegate authority to persons qualified to act in the Director’s
behalf.
Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class D3
felony offense and upon conviction shall be punished, for the first
offense, by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),
or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of
Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by both. For
any subsequent offense, the person shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment as
provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21
of the Oklahoma Statutes, or both.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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