Any person selling timber who uses false or altered identification or a false declaration of ownership, pursuant to the provisions of Section 16-65 of this title, upon conviction, shall be guilty of:
1. A felony if the timber to be sold by use of a false or altered identification or false declaration of ownership is valued at more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Upon conviction, a person shall be subject to the imposition of a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for not more than five (5) years, or both; or
2. A misdemeanor if the timber to be sold by use of a false or altered identification or false declaration of ownership is valued at Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or less. Upon conviction, a person shall be subject to the imposition of a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or both.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 238, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 104, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 40, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 113, § 48, emerg. eff. April 18, 2001. Renumbered from § 1301-310.6 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 113, § 56, emerg. eff. April 18, 2001.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 104 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.