Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-16-62
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-16-62, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 2, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 2,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Failure to notify adjoining property owners of harvesting
Official statutory text
operations - Criminal penalties.
A. Except as provided by this section, a timber owner who fails
to ensure that the requirements of subsection A of Section 16-61 of
this title have been fulfilled and who negligently authorizes or
directs a logging or timber harvesting operation upon the lands of
another, and cuts down, injures, removes, or destroys any timber
without the permission of the owner is guilty, upon conviction, of a
misdemeanor, punishable by the imposition of a fine of not more than
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 609
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), by imprisonment in the county jail
for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both.
B. Except as provided by this section any person who
negligently enters upon the lands of another and cuts down, injures,
removes, or destroys any timber without the permission of the owner
is guilty, upon conviction, of a misdemeanor, punishable by the
imposition of a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00), by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than
thirty (30) days, or by both.
A. Except as provided by this section, a timber owner who fails
to ensure that the requirements of subsection A of Section 16-61 of
this title have been fulfilled and who negligently authorizes or
directs a logging or timber harvesting operation upon the lands of
another, and cuts down, injures, removes, or destroys any timber
without the permission of the owner is guilty, upon conviction, of a
misdemeanor, punishable by the imposition of a fine of not more than
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 609
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), by imprisonment in the county jail
for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both.
B. Except as provided by this section any person who
negligently enters upon the lands of another and cuts down, injures,
removes, or destroys any timber without the permission of the owner
is guilty, upon conviction, of a misdemeanor, punishable by the
imposition of a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00), by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than
thirty (30) days, or by both.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Oklahoma?
Find a Oklahoma lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.