Structural timber grading label; use of structural timber in

construction. A. A grader shall prepare a label for structural timber that has been graded and shall provide the label to the purchaser of the structural timber. The label shall include the following information: (1) the name of the grader; (2) the name and location of the sawmill where the timber was processed; (3) the name of the timber species; (4) the quantity and type of structural timber that was graded and labeled; (5) the location where the timber is to be used; (6) the date that the timber was cut and processed; (7) the date on which the timber was graded; and (8) the moisture content of the timber at the time of grading. B. A grader shall only grade and label structural timber that the grader has processed at the sawmill the grader owns or is employed by. C. Structural timber that has been graded and certified in-state may be used in all residential and commercial buildings in the state. D. The end user of structural timber that has been graded and labeled in-state shall provide the label to the building inspector in lieu of a grade stamp, and the label shall be accepted as proof of grading. Timber that has been graded and labeled in-state is equivalent to structural timber grade stamped by an accredited lumber grading or inspection agency. History: Laws 2025, ch. 49, § 4.