312 IAC 14-2-8 "Engaged in the business of buying timber" defined

Sec. 8. "Engaged in the business of buying timber" means either of the following: (1) The exertion of control over the sale of timber as demonstrated by any of the following occurrences: (A) The purchase of timber directly or through an agent from a timber grower. (B) The selection of which or how much timber is cut. This clause does not include a person employed by a timber grower to provide technical expertise concerning timber valuation or management. (C) The selection of a person to act as a feller, skidder, or hauler. (D) The direction of timber to a particular market. (2) Negotiation with a timber grower for the right to purchase timber.