Section 384.5 Of Title 10. Of Crimes Against The Public Health And Safety 369a-402c From California Penal Code >> Title 10. >> Part 1.
384.5
. (a) (1) Any person who removes any minor forest products
from the property where the products were cut and transports the
products upon any public road or highway shall have in the person's
possession a valid bill of sale for the products or a written permit
issued by the owner of the property from which the products were
removed authorizing the removal and transport.
(2) Any such permit or bill of sale shall include, but is not
limited to, all of the following:
(A) The name, address, and signature of the landowner, and phone
number, if available.
(B) The name, address, and signature of the permittee or
purchaser.
(C) The amount, species, and type of minor forest products to be
removed and transported.
(D) A description sufficient to identify the property from which
the minor forest products are to be removed.
(E) The date of issuance of the permit or bill of sale and the
duration of the period of time within which the minor forest products
may be removed.
(F) Any conditions or additional information which the landowner
may impose or include.
(3) Any permit for the removal of minor forest products from
public lands that is issued by the United States Forest Service or
the Bureau of Land Management is sufficient for the purposes of this
subdivision, regardless of whether the permit conforms to the
specific requirements as to content set forth in paragraph (2).
(4) For the purposes of this subdivision, "minor forest products"
means firewood, posts, shakeboards, shake and shingle bolts, or split
products, in quantities exceeding 20 cubic feet in volume, and
burlwood or stumps, in quantities of two or more.
(b) This section shall not apply to the transport of any minor
forest products carried in a passenger vehicle, as defined in Section
465 of the Vehicle Code.
(c) Violation of subdivision (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by
imprisonment in a county jail for not more than six months or by both
that fine and imprisonment.