Kentucky

Introduced by Rep. Leslie Combs on February 7, 2008, to require contracts for sale of timber and specify certain contents of the contracts. The bill requires notice to neighbors of timber cutting and requires marking of cut timber prior to removal from property. The bill specifies duties of the Division of Forestry with regard to timber sales and theft and requires a timber buyer to provide an accurate manifest of cut timber transported from the property. The bill grants the Attorney General, Commonwealth's attorneys, and county attorneys jurisdiction in timber theft and timber damage cases.

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