[§141-8]  Crop damage; civil liability. (a)  Any person who wilfully or knowingly damages or destroys any crop,including silvicultural crops or agricultural commodities as defined in section145-21, that is known by the person to be intended for personal or commercialpurposes, or for research and development purposes by any private or publicresearch facility, federal, state, or local government agency, or universityshall be liable for twice the value of the crop or commodity damaged ordestroyed.

(b)  Damages available under this section shallbe limited to twice the market value of the crop or commodity and theproduction, research, testing, replacement, and crop or commodity developmentcosts directly related to the damaged or destroyed crop or commodity.

(c)  Rights and remedies under this section arein addition to any other rights or remedies otherwise available or penaltiesthat may otherwise be imposed. [L 2001, c 298, §1]