Authority: IC 25-36.5-1-9

Affected: IC 25-36.5-1

Sec. 8. "Engaged in the business of buying timber" means either of the following:

1. (1) The exertion of control over the sale of timber as demonstrated by any of the following occurrences:

   1. (A) The purchase of timber directly or through an agent from a timber grower.
   2. (B) The selection of which or how much timber is cut. This clause does not include a person employed by a timber grower to provide technical expertise concerning timber valuation or management.
   3. (C) The selection of a person to act as a feller, skidder, or hauler.
   4. (D) The direction of timber to a particular market.
2. (2) Negotiation with a timber grower for the right to purchase timber.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 14-2-8; filed May 27, 1997, 3:50 p.m.: 20 IR 2745; readopted filed Jul 28, 2003, 12:00 p.m.: 27 IR 286; readopted filed May 26, 2009, 11:21 a.m.: 20090624-IR-312090154RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 11:55 a.m.: 20151028-IR-312150156RFA; readopted filed May 19, 2021, 4:16 p.m.: 20210616-IR-312210110RFA; readopted filed Mar 25, 2025, 9:50 a.m.: 20250423-IR-312240574RFA)