IC 25-36.5-1-2.1: Purchasing timber; contracts in writing

Sec. 2.1. (a) A contract to purchase timber must be in writing pursuant to:

(1) the Uniform Commercial Code (IC 26-1); and

(2) the rules adopted by the department.

(b) No person shall engage in the purchase of timber with a timber grower without a written contract as described in subsection (a).

(c) Each timber purchase without a written contract constitutes a separate and distinct violation under this chapter.

(d) Failure to have a written contract to purchase timber does not limit the remedies available to a timber grower under this chapter.