North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 14. Criminal Law § 14-135.1. Wood load tickets required for certain wood product sales; exceptions; penalties

(a) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term “wood product” means trees, timber, wood, or any combination thereof.

(b) Requirement.--Except as provided in this section, whenever a timber buyer or timber operator purchases wood product by the load directly from a timber grower or seller and the load is sold by weight, cord, or measure of board feet, the timber buyer or operator shall furnish the timber grower or seller, within 30 days of the completion of the wood product harvest, a separate, true, and accurate wood load ticket for each load of wood product removed from the timber grower's or seller's property. At a minimum, each wood load ticket shall include all of the following information provided by the timber grower or seller who sold the wood product:

(c) Applicability.--The provisions of this section do not apply to the following:

(d) Punishment.--Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.