Every person producing or severing timber or timber products from the soil or water in this state, shall, when making the reports required by this article, file with the commissioner a statement, under oath, on forms prescribed by him of the business conducted by such person during the period for which the report is made, showing the kind of timber or timber products and the gross quantity and value thereof so severed or produced, and such other reasonable and necessary information pertaining thereto as the commissioner may require for the proper enforcement of the provisions of this article.
All persons engaged in the business of purchasing or manufacturing, in whole or in part, any timber or timber products in this state, shall make and keep for a period of three years, a complete and accurate record showing the gross quantity of timber or timber products purchased, the value thereof, the names of the persons from whom purchased, the time of purchase, the county in which severed and any other information which the commissioner may require. Any person failing to make the report required by this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), for each such offense.