Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-16-65: Evidence of ownership to be required by timber

purchasers.

A. 1. Except as provided by this section, it shall be the duty

of any sawmill owner or operator or other person purchasing timber

for resale, from a timber owner or owner or operator of a logging or

timber harvesting operation to obtain from the timber owner or owner

or operator of a logging or timber harvesting operation a bill of

sale for the same or other evidence of ownership which shall be

preserved by the purchaser for a period of three (3) years and shall

be available for inspection by law enforcement personnel.

2. The bill of sale shall include:

a. the name and address of the seller and purchaser,

b. a legal description of the land from which the timber

was harvested,

c. a description of timber delivered,

d. the date delivered,

e. the printed name of the person delivering the timber,

and

f. the date and signature of the person delivering the

timber with language declaring ownership of the timber

or naming the person to whom the person delivering the

timber is an agent.

B. In lieu of the bill of sale required by subsection A of this

section, the purchaser may provide for proof of timber ownership

through a written purchase contract which provides language

declaring ownership of timber delivered for purchase to the

purchaser by the timber owner. The declaration shall be signed by

the timber owner or by a designee pursuant to a written

authorization signed by the timber owner. The written authorization

shall be retained by the designee.