Tex. Natural Resources Code § 151.052
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 151.052, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 151.052. CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) harvests standing timber with knowledge that the harvesting is without the permission of the owner of the standing timber; or
(2) causes another person to harvest standing timber without the permission of the owner of the standing timber.
(b) An offense under this section is:
(1) a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber harvested is at least $500 but less than $20,000;
(2) a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber harvested is at least $20,000 but less than $100,000;
(3) a felony of the second degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber harvested is at least $100,000 but less than $200,000; or
(4) a felony of the first degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber harvested is at least $200,000.
(1) harvests standing timber with knowledge that the harvesting is without the permission of the owner of the standing timber; or
(2) causes another person to harvest standing timber without the permission of the owner of the standing timber.
(b) An offense under this section is:
(1) a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber harvested is at least $500 but less than $20,000;
(2) a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber harvested is at least $20,000 but less than $100,000;
(3) a felony of the second degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber harvested is at least $100,000 but less than $200,000; or
(4) a felony of the first degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber harvested is at least $200,000.
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