Section 5-412 – Bill of Sale
(a) Any person who drives or operates a truck, trailer, or other vehicle upon any public highway, road, or street in the State for the purpose of transporting five or more trees, or 100 pounds or more of boughs, of any species of pine, spruce, fir, hemlock, or other narrow-leafed or broad-leafed evergreen tree or shrub, […]
Section 5-413 – When Identification of Owner of Land to Accompany Shipment
If any owner or custodian of land from which any trees, shrubs, or boughs described in § 5-412 of this subtitle are transported within the State are cut or removed, identification of the owner, custodian, or agent shall accompany the shipment.
Section 5-414 – Requiring Production of Bill of Sale or Identification of Ownership
Any uniformed forest officer, or any law enforcement officer may stop any truck, trailer, or other vehicle engaged in the transporting of the evergreen trees, shrubs, or boughs described in §§ 5-412 and 5-413 of this subtitle, other than a truck or trailer licensed for and engaged in interstate commerce, in order to require the […]
Section 5-415 – Definitions
(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Licensed tree expert” means a person who has received from the Department a license displaying the person’s qualifications to practice as a tree expert. (c) (1) “Tree expert” means a person who represents to the public that the person is skilled in the science of tree care […]