Timber Theft Resources
Alabama
Alabama Forestry Commission – Contact a regional AFC office to report timber theft.
Arkansas
Arkansas Forestry Commission – Contact the AFC office to report timber theft using an electronic complaint form.
Electronic Complaint Form – Submit timber theft complaint electronically.
PDF Complaint Form – Submit timber theft complaint by mail.
Florida
Florida Office of Inspector General – Report timber theft by phone or e-mail.
Georgia
Contact local law enforcement officials to report timber theft.
Louisiana
Louisiana Office of Forestry – Contact the Forestry Enforcement Division to report timber theft.
Mississippi
Agricultural Theft Bureau – Contact the Agricultural Theft Bureau to report timber theft.
2004 Mississippi Timber Theft Legislation
North Carolina
Contact local law enforcement officials to report timber theft.
Maintaining Forest Property Boundaries – Tips on maintaining and re-establishing property boundaries.
S. 393 and H. 441 – State Legislation S. 393 and H. 441 regarding timber theft will be revisited in 2008. Each bill recommends timber theft to be treated as a felony.
South Carolina
South Carolina Forestry Commission Law Enforcement – Contact to report timber theft and view additional resources about timber theft prevention and law.
Tennessee
Contact local law enforcement officials to report timber theft.
Timber Theft! (How to avoid it, and what to do if it happens)
Texas
Texas Forest Service – Call the Timber Theft Hotline to report timber theft.
Virginia
Contact local law enforcement officials
Dealing with Timber Theft – Virginia Tech timber theft prevention and resource guide.
Suz-Anne Kinney
Forest2Market: July 14, 2023
