78B-8-604 - Enforcement.
78B-8-604. Enforcement.
Any law enforcement officer specified in Section 53-13-103, or ranger, or special agent ofthe United States Forest Service or the United States Bureau of Land Management may:
(1) stop any vehicle or means of conveyance, including common carriers, containingtimber, forest products, or native vegetation upon any road or highway of this state for thepurpose of making an inspection and investigation but may not unduly detain a driver of suchvehicle or means of conveyance;
(2) inspect the timber, forest product, or native vegetation in any vehicle, or other meansof conveyance, including common carrier, to determine whether the provisions of this chapterhave been complied with;
(3) seize and hold any timber, forest product, or native vegetation harvested, removed, ortransported in violation of this part; and
(4) sell or dispose of the timber, forest product, or native vegetation as provided by ruleby the appropriate agency.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session