When I lived in Washington state, people were stealing evergreens from the highway median and rest areas for x-mas trees. The highway department sprayed them with a mixture that included, among other things, coyote urine. Apparently it is undetectable when cold, but when the thieves got their tree home and set up in a warm house, the mix spread a stench throughout the house. Supposed to be hard to get rid of even after tossing the tree.

I thought that was an appropriate punishment.