Sec. 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.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 23 (H.B. 613), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.