DCHP-1 Online
stumpage dues 
a tax or royalty paid to the government on each tree taken out of a timber berth.
See also: stumpage (def. 1b)
- 1896 Having no stumpage dues to pay, they could afford a little extra outlay for the difficult hauling [of stolen lumber].
- 1963 It is estimated that . . . the farmer has paid his stumpage costs to the government. . . .
- 1896 Having no stumpage dues to pay, they could afford a little extra outlay for the difficult hauling [of stolen lumber].