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VA Code § 10.1-1119.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1119.1. State Forests System Fund established

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the State Forests System Fund, hereafter referred to as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All contributions from income tax refunds and any other source shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of developing and implementing conservation and education initiatives in the state forests system. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the State Forester.1999, c. 998.
VA Code § 10.1-1120 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1120. Forest Management of State-Owned Lands Fund

The Forest Management of State-Owned Lands Fund established by the legislature in 1980 is continued.1980, c. 525, § 10-45.1; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1121 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1121. Definitions

As used in this article unless the context requires a different meaning:"Fund" means the Forest Management of State-Owned Lands Fund."State-owned lands" means forest land owned or managed by the various departments, agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth and designated by the Department in cooperation with the Division of Engineering and Buildings of the Department of General Services as being of sufficient size and value to benefit from a forest management plan. State-owned land shall not include properties held or managed by the Department of Wildlife Resources, the Department of Forestry, or the Department of Conservation and Recreation.1980, c. 525, § 10-45.2; 1981, c. 219; 1984, c. 750; 1986, c. 567; 1988, c. 891; 1989, c. 656; 2020, c. 958.
VA Code § 10.1-1122 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1122. Management, harvesting, sale of timber on state-owned land

A. The Department in cooperation with the Division of Engineering and Buildings shall develop a forest management plan for state-owned lands with the assistance of affected state agencies, departments and institutions.B. Prior to the sale of timber from state-owned lands, the proposed sale shall be first approved by the Department and by the Division of Engineering and Buildings. The Department shall make or arrange for all sales so approved and shall deposit all proceeds to the credit of the Fund, except that when sales are made from timber on land held by special fund agencies or the Department of Military Affairs, or from timber on land that is gift property specified in subsection J of § 2.2-1156, the Department shall deposit in the Fund only so much of the proceeds as are needed to defray the cost of the sale and to implement the forestry management plan on that particular tract of land. The remainder of the proceeds from such a sale shall then be paid over to the special fund agency concerned, the Department of Military Affairs, or the agency or institution holding the gift properties, to be used for the purposes of that agency, department, or institution.1980, c. 525, § 10-45.3; 1981, c. 219; 1986, c. 567; 1988, c. 891; 2009, c. 612; 2019, cc. 659, 660.
VA Code § 10.1-1123 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1123. Use of Fund; management, receipt and expenditure of moneys

The Fund shall be used to defray the costs of timber sales, to develop forest management plans for state-owned lands pursuant to § 10.1-1124, and to implement those plans. The Department shall have the authority to manage, receive and expend moneys for and from the Fund for these purposes.1980, c. 525, § 10-45.4; 1981, c. 219; 1986, c. 567; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1124 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1124. Counties and certain cities to pay annual sums for forest protection, etc.

A. Upon presentation to its governing body of an itemized statement duly certified by the State Forester, each county in this Commonwealth, or city which enters into a contract with the State Forester under § 10.1-1125 to provide forest fire prevention, shall repay into the state treasury annually any amounts expended in the preceding year by the State Forester in such county or city for forest protection, forest fire detection, forest fire prevention and forest fire suppression, not to exceed in any one year an amount measured by the acreage, computed, beginning July 1, 2008, upon the basis of seven cents per acre of privately owned forests in the county or city and beginning July 1, 2009, nine cents per acre, according to the most recent United States Forest Survey. In any additions or deductions of acreage from that given by this survey, any land, other than commercial orchards, sustaining as its principal cover a growth of trees or woody shrubs shall be considered forest land, irrespective of the merchantability of the growth, and cutover land shall be considered as forest land unless it has been cleared or improved for other use. Open land shall be considered as forest land when it bears at least 80 well-distributed seedlings or sprouts of woody species per acre. The amounts so repaid by the counties or cities into the state treasury shall be credited to the Forestry Operations Fund for forest protection, forest fire detection, forest fire prevention and forest fire suppression in the Commonwealth and, with such other funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly or contributed by the United States or any governmental or private agency for these purposes, shall be used and disbursed by the State Forester for such purposes. In cities this subsection shall be subject to § 10.1-1125.B. In any case in which the State Forester and the governing body of any county or city cannot agree upon the additions or deductions to privately owned forest acreage in a particular county or city, or to changes in forest acreage from year to year, the question shall be submitted to the judge of the circuit court of the county or city by a summary proceeding, and the decision of the judge certified to the governing body and to the State Forester, respectively, shall be conclusive and final.Code 1950, § 10-46; 1964, c. 79; 1984, c. 715; 1986, c. 567; 1988, c. 891; 2008, c. 254.
VA Code § 10.1-1125 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1125. Application of Articles 4, 5 and 6 to cities; State Forester authorized to enter into contracts with cities

A. In addition to the application of this article and Articles 5 (§ 10.1-1131 et seq.) and 6 (§ 10.1-1134.1 et seq.) to forestlands lying in counties, such articles shall also apply to forestlands lying within cities. For the purposes of such articles as applied to cities, forest land shall be considered as comprising land which bears at least eighty well-distributed seedlings or sprouts of woody species per acre and which is specifically included in the provisions of the contract with the city.B. The State Forester is authorized to enter into contracts prepared by the Attorney General with the governing body of any city in which any such forestland is located. The contract shall include provisions for the State Forester to furnish forest fire protection, prevention, detection, and suppression services and to enforce state law applicable to forest fires on forestlands upon any such lands located within a city. The services so provided by the State Forester shall be of the same general type, character, and standard as the same services provided in counties generally.1964, c. 79, § 10-46.1; 1974, c. 216; 1984, c. 750; 1986, cc. 188, 567; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1126 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1126. State Forester authorized to enter into agreements with federal agencies

The State Forester is authorized to enter into agreements, approved by the Attorney General of Virginia, with agencies of the United States government holding title to forest land in any county, city or town. Any such agreement may include provisions for the State Forester to furnish forest fire protection, prevention, detection, and suppression services together with enforcement of state law applicable to forest fires on forestlands within such county, city or town. Costs of such services provided by the State Forester shall be reimbursed to him as provided in the agreement. The services provided by the State Forester shall be of the same general type, character, and standard as the same services provided in counties, cities and towns generally.1974, c. 216, § 10-46.2; 1984, c. 750; 1986, cc. 188, 567; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1126.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1126.1. Silvicultural practices; local government authority limited

A. Forestry, when practiced in accordance with accepted silvicultural best management practices as determined by the State Forester pursuant to § 10.1-1105, constitutes a beneficial and desirable use of the Commonwealth's forest resources.B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, silvicultural activity, as defined in § 10.1-1181.1, that (i) is conducted in accordance with the silvicultural best management practices developed and enforced by the State Forester pursuant to § 10.1-1105 and (ii) is located on property defined as real estate devoted to forest use under § 58.1-3230 or in a district established pursuant to Chapter 43 (§ 15.2-4300 et seq.) or Chapter 44 (§ 15.2-4400 et seq.) of Title 15.2, shall not be prohibited or unreasonably limited by a local government's use of its police, planning and zoning powers. Local ordinances and regulations shall not require a permit or impose a fee for such silvicultural activity. Local ordinances and regulations pertaining to such silvicultural activity shall be reasonable and necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of citizens residing in the locality, and shall not be in conflict with the purposes of promoting the growth, continuation and beneficial use of the Commonwealth's privately owned forest resources. Prior to the adoption of any ordinance or regulation pertaining to silvicultural activity, a locality may consult with, and request a determination from, the State Forester as to whether the ordinance or regulation conflicts with the purposes of this section. Nothing in this section shall preclude a locality from requiring a review by the zoning administrator, which shall not exceed ten working days, to determine whether a proposed silvicultural activity complies with applicable local zoning requirements.C. The provisions of this section shall apply to the harvesting of timber, provided that the area on which such harvesting occurs is reforested artificially or naturally in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 11 (§ 10.1-1100 et seq.) of Title 10.1 or is converted to bona fide agricultural or improved pasture use as described in subsection B of § 10.1-1163.The provisions of this section shall not apply to land that has been rezoned or converted at the request of the owner or previous owner from an agricultural or rural to a residential, commercial or industrial zone or use.Nothing in this section shall affect any requirement imposed pursuant to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (§ 62.1-44.15:67 et seq.) or imposed by a locality pursuant to the designation of a scenic highway or Virginia byway in accordance with §§ 33.2-405 through 33.2-408.1997, c. 7.
VA Code § 10.1-1127 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1127. County and city levies and appropriations

The governing bodies of the counties and those cities entering into a contract as provided in § 10.1-1125 are authorized to levy taxes and appropriate money for forest protection, improvement and management.Code 1950, § 10-47; 1964, c. 79; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1128 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1128. Acquisition and administration

Each county, city and town acting through its governing body, is authorized to acquire by purchase, gift or bequest tracts of land suitable for the growth of trees and to administer the same, as well as any lands now owned by any such locality and suitable for the growth of trees, as county, city or town forests.Code 1950, § 10-48; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1129 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1129. Purchasing real estate outside of boundaries

Before any governing body purchases any real estate outside of the county, city or town which it represents pursuant to the provisions of § 10.1-1128, it shall first secure the approval of the governing body of the county, city or town in which the real estate is located.Code 1950, § 10-49; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1130 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1130. State Forester to furnish seedlings and technical assistance

The State Forester is authorized to supply from any forest tree nursery or nurseries forest tree seedlings and transplants necessary and suitable for reforesting any part or all of any lands acquired or owned and administered by any county, city or town as provided in § 10.1-1128, and to furnish technical assistance and supervision necessary for the proper management and administration of such lands and forests free of cost to counties, cities and towns. The respective counties, cities and towns shall agree to administer such lands in accordance with the practices and principles of scientific forestry as determined by the State Forester or the Board of Forestry.Code 1950, § 10-50; 1986, c. 567; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1131 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1131. Authority of State Forester

The State Forester is authorized to designate, upon request of the landowner, forest trees of private forest landowners for sale or removal, by blazing or otherwise, and to measure or estimate the volume of the trees under the terms and conditions hereinafter provided.Code 1950, § 10-51; 1986, c. 567; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1132 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1132. Administration by State Forester; services rendered

The State Forester shall administer the provisions of this article. The State Forester, or his authorized agent, upon receipt of a request from a forest landowner for technical forestry assistance or service, may (i) designate forest trees for removal for lumber, veneer, poles, piling, pulpwood, cordwood, ties, or other forest products, by blazing, spotting with paint, or otherwise designating in an approved manner; (ii) measure or estimate the commercial volume contained in the trees designated; (iii) furnish the forest landowner with a statement of the volume of the trees so designated and estimated; and (iv) offer general forestry advice concerning the management of the landowner's forest.Code 1950, § 10-52; 1986, c. 567; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1133 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1133. Fees for services; free services

Upon presentation of a statement for designating, measuring or estimating services specified in § 10.1-1132, the landowner or his agent shall pay to the State Forester within thirty days of receipt of the statement an amount not to exceed five percent of the sale price or fair market value of the stumpage so designated, measured or estimated. However, for the purpose of further encouraging the use of approved scientific forestry principles on the private forestlands of this Commonwealth, and to permit explanation of the application of such principles, the State Forester may, where he deems it advisable, designate, measure or estimate without charge the trees of a forest landowner on an area not in excess of ten acres.Code 1950, § 10-53; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1134 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1134. Disposition of fees

All moneys paid to the State Forester for services described in this article shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Forestry Operations Fund, to be used to provide additional similar scientific forestry services to the landowners of this Commonwealth. The State Forester is hereby authorized to utilize any unobligated balances in the fire suppression fund for the purpose of acquiring replacement equipment for forestry management and protection operations.Code 1950, § 10-54; 1984, c. 715; 1986, c. 567; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1134.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1134.1. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Orchard" means agricultural land located in the Commonwealth consisting of at least one-half acre of contiguous land dedicated to the growing of crops from trees, bushes, or vines, which crops are used or are intended to be used for commercial purposes."Vineyard" means agricultural land located in the Commonwealth consisting of at least one-half acre of contiguous land dedicated to the growing of grapes that are used or are intended to be used for commercial purposes.2018, c. 197.
VA Code § 10.1-1135 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1135. Appointment and compensation of forest wardens; oath; powers

The State Forester, when he deems it necessary, may request the Governor to commission persons designated by the State Forester to act as forest wardens of the Commonwealth, to enforce the forest laws and, under his direction, to aid in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Such wardens shall receive compensation as may be provided in accordance with law for the purpose. Before entering upon the duties of their office, forest wardens thus appointed shall take the proper official oath before the clerk of the court of the county or city in which they reside. While holding such office forest wardens shall be conservators of the peace. They also shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of § 62.1-194.2.The State Forester may designate certain forest wardens to be special forest wardens. Special forest wardens shall have the same authority and power as sheriffs throughout the Commonwealth to enforce the forest laws.Code 1950, § 10-55; 1964, c. 79; 1970, c. 433; 1986, cc. 188, 567; 1988, cc. 196, 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1136 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1136. Duties of forest wardens

The duties of the forest wardens are to (i) enforce all forest and forest fire statutes and regulations of the Commonwealth, (ii) serve as forest fire incident commander and perform other duties as needed in the management and suppression of forest fire incidents as long as the authority granted under this section does not conflict with or diminish the lawful authority, duties, and responsibilities of fire chiefs or other fire service officers in charge, including but not limited to the provisions of Chapter 2 (§ 27-6.1 et seq.) of Title 27, and (iii) protect the forests of the Commonwealth.Code 1950, § 10-56; 1986, c. 188; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1137 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1137. Duty in case of fires and payment of costs of suppression

When any forest warden sees or receives a report of a forest fire, he shall proceed immediately to the scene of the fire and employ such persons and means as in his judgment are expedient and necessary to extinguish the fire, within the limits of the expense he has been authorized to incur in his instructions from the State Forester. He shall keep an itemized account of all expenses incurred and immediately send the account verified by affidavit to the State Forester.Upon approval by the State Forester the account shall be paid from the Forestry Operations Fund.No such payment shall be made to any person who has maliciously started the fire or to any person whose negligence caused or contributed to the setting of the fire.Code 1950, § 10-57; 1964, c. 79; 1986, cc. 188, 567; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1138 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1138. Rewards for information leading to conviction of arsonists or incendiaries

The State Forester shall be authorized, whenever it appears to him that forest fires in any part of the Commonwealth are caused by unknown arsonists or incendiaries, to offer a monetary reward for information sufficient to procure conviction in a court of appropriate jurisdiction of the person or persons responsible for such fire. No law-enforcement officer paid in whole or in part from public funds or employee of the Department shall be eligible to receive such reward.All such reward money shall be paid from funds appropriated for the protection and development of the forest resources of this Commonwealth, and shall not exceed either $10,000 paid in any one fiscal year or $2,000 paid to any one person for information leading to any one conviction.1966, c. 8, § 10-57.1; 1986, cc. 188, 567; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1139 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 11 - Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry|§ 10.1-1139. Who may be summoned to aid forest warden

Any forest warden to whom written instructions have been issued by the State Forester authorizing him to employ persons to assist in suppressing forest fires, shall have the authority to summon as many able-bodied persons between eighteen and fifty years of age as may, in his discretion, be reasonably necessary to assist in extinguishing any forest fire in any county or city of the Commonwealth which is organized for forest fire control under the direction of the State Forester. Any person summoned by a forest warden to fight a forest fire shall be paid at the rate of pay provided in the Department of Forestry wage scale for fire fighting in effect in the county or city, or part thereof, in which the fire is fought. Wardens shall not summon for such service any person while engaged in maintaining the rights-of-way of railroads for the safe passage of trains, nor any station agent, operator or other person while engaged in duties necessary for the safe operation of trains.Any person summoned who fails or refuses to assist in fighting the fire, unless the failure is due to physical inability or other valid reason, shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 10-59; 1964, c. 79; 1973, c. 401; 1986, c. 188; 1988, c. 891.