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Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 151.051 (2026)

Damages For Unauthorized Harvesting

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Sec. 151.051. DAMAGES FOR UNAUTHORIZED HARVESTING. (a) A person who harvests standing timber with knowledge that the harvesting is without the permission of the owner of the standing timber and a person who causes another person to harvest standing timber without the permission of the owner of the standing timber are jointly and severally liable to the owner for damages in an amount equal to the sum of the mill price of the timber harvested and all reasonable expenses incurred by the owner as a direct result of the unauthorized harvesting.

(b) Payment of damages by a person under this section does not preclude a prosecution of the person under Section 151.005 or 151.052.

(c) This section does not apply to the trimming or clearing of trees in the vicinity of a utility line or right-of-way.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Sec. 151.101 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 532, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2005–2014 · leading case: Cullins v. Foster, 171 S.W.3d 521 (Tex. App. 2005).
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Cullins v. Foster, 171 S.W.3d 521 (Tex. App. 2005). · cites it 15× “Foster counterclaimed, asserting claims for trespass to try title, trespass, conversion, and violation of Texas Natural Resources Code section 151.”
Ross M. Cullins, Sr. & Dandy Ruth Cullins v. Johnathan B. Foster (Tex. App. 2005). · cites it 9× “Foster counterclaimed, asserting claims for trespass to try title, trespass, conversion, and violation of Texas Natural Resources Code section 151.”
Ray C. Hill & Bobbie L. Hill v. Jo Ellen Jarvis, Newell S. Jarvis, John R. Jarvis & Sara Ann Jarvis Thompson (Tex. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “Based on these findings, the trial judge rendered judgment for three times the market price pursuant to Texas Natural Resources Code section 151.”
Ray C. Hill & Bobbie L. Hill v. Jo Ellen Jarvis, Newell S. Jarvis, John R. Jarvis & Sara Ann Jarvis Thompson (Tex. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “Based on these findings, the trial judge rendered judgment for three times the market price pursuant to Texas Natural Resources Code section 151.”
James J. Naples v. M. Mark Lesher & Wife, Rhonda Long Lesher (Tex. App. 2014). “Laws 1007 , 1010 (amended 2011) (current version at TEX. NAT. RES. CODE ANN. § 151.051(a) (West Supp.”
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Cullins v. Foster, 171 S.W.3d 521 (Tex. App. 2005). “Foster counterclaimed, asserting claims for trespass to try title, trespass, conversion, and violation of Texas Natural Resources Code section 151.”
James J. Naples v. M. Mark Lesher & Wife, Rhonda Long Lesher (Tex. App. 2014). “Laws 1007 , 1010 (amended 2011) (current version at TEX. NAT. RES. CODE ANN. § 151.051(a) (West Supp.”
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