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16 U.S.C. 602: Seizure of timber cutText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 16-CONSERVATIONCHAPTER 4-PROTECTION OF TIMBER, AND DEPREDATIONS
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§602. Seizure of timber cut

If any timber cut on the public lands shall be exported from the Territories of the United States, it shall be liable to seizure by United States authority wherever found.

( Apr. 30, 1878, ch. 76, § 2 , 20 Stat. 46 .)