Section 151.052 - Criminal Offense(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.Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 151.052
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 23, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2011.