Mississippi · Mississippi Code of 1972 — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)
Miss. Code § 29-1-41: Miss. Code Ann. § 29-1-41
What this law says, in plain English
It is unlawful to cut, sell, or dispose of merchantable timber on state forfeited tax lands before fully paying the purchase price and receiving a deed. Violation is a misdemeanor punishable by fine, jail time up to six months, or both.
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