A person is liable to a fine not exceeding $2,500, or to imprisonment for a period not less than 6 months who—
(a) knowingly counterfeits upon any tree or timber, or has in his or her possession any implement for counterfeiting, a mark used by forest officers to indicate that such tree or timber is the property of the Government, or of some person, or that it may lawfully be felled or removed by some person;
(b) unlawfully or fraudulently affixes to any tree or timber a mark used by forest officers; or
(c) alters, defaces, or obliterates any such mark placed on any tree or timber by or under the authority of a forest officer.
(Amended by Act 11 of 1983)