Enacts provisions to protect property owners from timber theft; establishes contractual requirements for logging agreements.

This bill amends the general obligations law to protect property owners from timber theft by establishing contractual requirements for logging agreements. It mandates that all timber operations be conducted under a written contract signed by both the property owner and the logger. The contract must include an equal split of proceeds from timber sales, payment for each truckload of timber before any additional loads are removed, and a detailed receipt for each load specifying tree species and number of logs taken.

Enacts provisions to protect property owners from timber theft; establishes contractual requirements for logging agreements.

This bill amends the general obligations law to protect property owners from timber theft by establishing contractual requirements for logging agreements. It mandates that all timber operations be conducted under a written contract signed by both the property owner and the logger. The contract must include an equal split of proceeds from timber sales, payment for each truckload of timber before any additional loads are removed, and a detailed receipt for each load specifying tree species and number of logs taken.