Title 38 — FORESTRY, FOREST PRODUCTS AND STUMPAGE DISTRICTS

38-801. Definition of timber. The word "timber" is used in this chapter to designate all logs, boards, planks, lumber, railroad ties, poles, rails, posts, cordwood or beams, and whether in rafts or otherwise, but does not include the sort of wood commonly called driftwood.

38-802. Reclamation by owner. Whenever any timber drifts upon any island in any of the waters of this state, or upon the bank of any such waters, the owner of the timber may remove it on paying or tendering to the owner or occupant of the land the amount of damages which he has s…

38-803. Sale by sheriff. If the owner of such timber does not, within three months from the time it was so drifted, take the same away, the owner or occupant of the land must deliver a bill of his charges and appraisement of damages, together with the timber, to the sheriff of th…

38-804. Application of proceeds. When sold, the proceeds of the timber must be applied, first, to the payment of the charges of the sale, and in liquidation of the expenses and damages awarded to the person entitled thereto; and the residue must be paid to the county treasurer, t…

38-805. Rejection of claimant’s right — Disposition of proceeds. The rejection by the magistrate judge of any claimant’s right to such proceeds is conclusive, unless, within six (6) months thereafter, he commences action therefor. In case no claim is made or sustained to such pro…

38-806. Dams and booms — Limitation on construction. No dam or boom must be hereafter constructed or permitted on any creek or river, unless said dam or boom has connected therewith a sluiceway, lock or fixture sufficient and so arranged as to permit timber to pass around, throug…

38-807. Booms and weirs as nuisances — Abatement — Liability of owner. Any boom or weir in or over any creek or river so constructed as to prevent the passage of logs or lumber, is a public nuisance, which may be abated unless a suitable sluiceway, lock or passage be made thereon…

38-808. Recording log brands — Penalty. (1) Definitions: (a) "Person" includes the plural and all corporations, foreign and domestic, copartnerships, firms and associations of persons. (b) "Forest products." For the purposes of this section only, "forest products" means all produ…

38-809. Prize logs — Sale at public auction. All logs or timbers suitable for manufacture into lumber, ties, poles, or other timber products, not bearing a legally recorded mark or marks, which shall be placed aboard a transport vehicle for land transportation or placed afloat on…