{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-151.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 151.052","heading":"CRIMINAL OFFENSE.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) harvests standing timber with knowledge that the harvesting is without the permission of the owner of the standing timber; or\n(2) causes another person to harvest standing timber without the permission of the owner of the standing timber.\n(b) An offense under this section is:\n(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;\n(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;\n(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\n(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.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 23 (H.B. 613), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 6. TIMBER","CHAPTER 151. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE","SUBCHAPTER B. UNAUTHORIZED HARVESTING OF TIMBER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.151.htm#151.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"9d5a31004428541e52e14ee9910a24489ac6d67d74e863d627055f6e9c6cca72","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-151.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-151.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}