(a) No person, without privilege to do so, shall recklessly cut down, destroy, girdle, or otherwise injure a vine, bush, shrub, sapling, tree, or crop standing or growing on the land of another or upon public land.
(b) In addition to the penalty provided in division (c) of this section, whoever violates this section is liable in treble damages for the injury caused.
(ORC § 901.51)
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(ORC § 901.99(A))