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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION › Chapter 36 - STANDARD FEES FOR USE OF DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES › Section 4VAC5-36-130 - Boat storage fees

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BOAT STORAGE (TAXABLE, Price here does not include
				  tax)
Boat Storage Fees
FEE
Standard Annual Boat Storage Fee: Bear Creek
						  Lake, Douthat, Hungry Mother, and all other parks where available unless noted
						  below.
$35
Marine Pump-Out Fee (all parks where
						  available)
$5.00 per usage
Leesylvania Boat Storage Fees: Annual Fee
						  (Dec. 1 - Nov. 30). Fee prorated for partial year on a months-remaining basis.
						  Fee includes one park/launch pass per storage rental space to coincide with the
						  rental period.
Boat Length Up To 16'
$755
Boat Length Up To 17'
$800
Boat Length Up To 18'
$850
Boat Length Up To 19'
$895
Boat Length Up To 20'
$945
Boat Length Up To 21'
$990
Boat Length Up To 22'
$1,035
Boat Length Up To 23'
$1,085
Boat Length Up To 24'
$1,155
Boat Length Up To 25'
$1,210
Leesylvania Canoe/Kayak Storage: Renter must
						  possess an annual parking pass.
$10 per month
Staunton River Boat Shed Fees: Does not
						  include parking or launching fee, if applicable.
Nightly Storage
$4.00
Monthly Storage
$15
Six-Month Storage
$70
One-year boat storage
$120 without annual park/launch pass $150 with Buggs
						  Island Special pass
Claytor Lake: Boat Dock Slips:
FEE PER RENTAL SEASON
FEE PER RENTAL NIGHT
7' wide and under, and under 24' in length
$468
$11
9' wide and under, and under 24' in length
$715
$22
9' wide and under, and 24' or greater in length
$790
NA
Over 9' and up to 14' wide, and under 24' in length
$908
$22
Over 9' and up to 14' wide, and 24' or greater in length
$980
NA
End of dock slips
$980
NA
Occoneechee:
FEE PER ANNUAL RENTAL PERIOD
FEE PER MONTH
FEE PER RENTAL NIGHT (Transient)
20' with water - 20 amp hookup
$1,200
$120
$18
30' with water - 20 amp hookup
$1,600
$160
NA
30' with water - 20 amp and 30 amp hookups
$1,750
$175
NA
Notes on Occoneechee marina fees/Claytor Lake board dock
				  slips:
1. The annual rental period
				shall be March 1 through November 1 at Claytor Lake State Park and through the
				last day of February in the following year in Occoneechee State Park. All
				annual rental agreements, no matter when initiated, will end on the last day of
				an annual period (not 12 months from the time rental).
2. Any annual rental agreement entered into
				or renewed for a period that includes March 1 through June 30 shall be made at
				100% of the annual rental fee.
3.
				The cancellation fee for an annual slip rental is three months rental. Also,
				after the first of the month, that month is considered to be "used."
Statutory Authority: § 10.1-104 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION › Chapter 36 - STANDARD FEES FOR USE OF DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES › Section 4VAC5-36-160 - Outdoor skill program fees

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OUTDOOR SKILL PROGRAMS (NONTAXABLE)
Outdoor Skill Programs
FEE
Grayson Highlands
Outdoor Survival Skills and Backpacking
$95 per person
Basic Map and Compass
$25 per person
Beginning Rock Climbing and Backpacking
$95 per person
Advanced Map and Compass Skills
$25 per person
Westmoreland, Douthat, Hungry Mother, False
							 Cape
Photography Workshop, with meals and lodging
$325 per person
Photography Workshop, with meals, no lodging
$295 per person
Photography Workshop, no meals, no lodging
$225 per person
Nonparticipant Lodging and Food
$235 per person
Nonparticipant Meals only
$125 per person
Lake Anna
Prospecting for Gold Workshop
$50 per person
Kiptopeke
Kayak Fishing Program
$35 per person
Hungry Mother
Mountain Empire Fly Fishing School
$225 per person
Grayson Highlands
Guided Fly Fishing Trip: Half-day
Guided Fly Fishing Trip: Full-day
$50 per person
$75 per person
James River
Canoe Skills Course
$70 per person
Shenandoah River
Zipline Canopy Tour
$89 per person
Sky Meadows
Venture Realm Hiking Retreat
$53 per person
Statutory Authority: § 10.1-104 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION › Chapter 36 - STANDARD FEES FOR USE OF DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES › Section 4VAC5-36-170 - Hunting fees

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HUNTING (NONTAXABLE)
Hunting: All parks where available unless otherwise
							 noted. (Does not apply to open hunting areas at Fairy Stone, Hungry Mother,
							 Grayson Highlands, Occoneechee, and Pocahontas)
FEE
Standard Daily Hunting Fee for reservation-type
							 managed hunts (No separate application fee required).
$15 per hunter per day
Standard Daily Hunting Fee for lottery-type managed
							 hunts (Paid in addition to any applicable application fee).
$10 per hunter per day
Standard Daily Hunting Fee: James River
$25 per hunter per day
Lottery Hunt Application Fee
$5.00 per application
Chippokes Plantation: Southern Heritage Deer
							 Hunt
$325 per adult, or youth 16 through 17 with a
							 separate stand
$200 per youth ages 12 through 17, requires shared
							 stand with a paying adult
$50 per nonhunting companion
Waterfowl Hunt at Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve
							 Permit (maximum of 3 per person per season)
$100 each
Notes on hunting fees:
At parks where there is a "standby" process, no additional
				  daily fee for that hunting season shall be charged if the hunter has already
				  paid at least one previous daily hunting fee for that park's hunting
				  season.
Statutory Authority: § 10.1-104 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION › Chapter 36 - STANDARD FEES FOR USE OF DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES › Section 4VAC5-36-180 - State park performing arts events fees

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STATE PARK PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS
						  (NONTAXABLE)
State Parks Performing Arts Events:
FEE
All parks unless otherwise noted below:
Under age 3 is free $3.00 (Age 3 through 12) $5.00 (Age
						  13 and over)
Pocahontas Premier Shows
$10 per person advance tickets, includes daily parking
						  fee $10 per person day of show (does not include parking) Children 10 and under
						  free $45 per person season tickets-includes daily parking fee for day of all
						  Premier shows $5.00 per person the day of show with coupon and the purchase of
						  one ticket at full price
Natural Tunnel Gospel Singing Festival
$5.00 per vehicle
Douthat Performing Arts in the Park
Under age 3 is free $4.00 (Age 3 through 12) $9.00 (Age
						  13 and over)
Smith Mountain Lake: Music in the Park (per
						  event)
Under age 12 is free $3.00 (Age 13 and over)
Pass for 10 events
$20
Pass for 15 events
$28
Note on Performing Arts Event Fees:
Cancellation Policy for Performing Arts Programs:
1. Generally, all events go on rain or shine
				and no refunds will be given. If an event is canceled by management, a full
				refund will be provided to ticket holders if rescheduling is not an option. No
				refunds will be given for any reason other than event cancellation.
2. "Ticket as Voucher" policy for Performing
				Arts Series: Generally, all events go on rain or shine. Should a specific
				event/program in the series be canceled by management, the cancellation policy
				regarding refunds (see 1 above) applies. However, unused tickets, including
				tickets not used due to purchaser's own decision, retain face value that may be
				applied to entry to subsequent events, including events in future seasons. No
				refunds will be given for any reason other than event cancellation.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-104 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION › Chapter 36 - STANDARD FEES FOR USE OF DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES › Section 4VAC5-36-190 - Environmental education center fees

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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SERVICES AND
						  FACILITIES FEES (TAXABLE unless otherwise noted)
PARK
SERVICE OR FACILITY
FEE
Caledon
Rental of Environmental Education Center
$60 per day $40 per half-day
First Landing
Chesapeake Bay Center Exhibit Area. Fee
						  required after 5 p.m. or after regular operating hours
$25 per hour
False Cape State Park
Wash Woods Environmental Education Center -
						  Use by educational group
$200 per night $60 day use
Wash Woods Environmental Education Center -
						  Use by noneducational group
$300 per night $100 day use
Cancellation Fee
$50
Environmental Education Programs
						  (Nontaxable)
$75
Bus transportation for educational group
						  (Nontaxable)
$36 round trip $18 one way
Bus transportation for noneducational group
						  (Nontaxable)
$48 round trip $24 one way
Bus transportation within the park
						  (Nontaxable)
$18 per hour
Beach vehicle transportation for educational
						  group (10 person minimum)
$100 round trip
Beach vehicle transportation for
						  noneducational group (10 person minimum)
$160 round trip
Beach vehicle transportation, individual
						  rate on regularly scheduled dates
$8.00 round trip per person
Transportation, Additional Park Vehicle
						  (Nontaxable)
$36 round trip
Transportation for nonemergency but
						  unplanned trips out of park:
Transportation for Camper
$18 per trip
Transportation for Camper with Canoe or
						  Kayak
$24 per trip
Kayak/Canoe Trailer Transportation for
						  Campers
$100 per trip
After hours transportation surcharge
$8.00 per trip
Equipment Rental
$25
Mason Neck State Park Conference Room
						  (Includes sampling and A.V. equipment)
$50 per half-day $80 per full-day
Mason Neck
Environmental Education Equipment only:
						  Excludes conference room - outdoor activity only
$25 per half-day $40 per full-day
Discovery Room
Leesylvania
Teacher-Led Programs Up to 4 hours (Nontaxable)
Ranger-Led Programs Up to 4 hours (Nontaxable)
$50
Menu Programs: Picked by instructor - led by ranger;
						  1-hour 15-minute minimum (Nontaxable)
$85
Equipment Rental: For use outside of Visitor Center; 4
						  hour maximum
$30
Note on Environmental Education Center Fees:
Environmental Education Center Cancellation Policy: For
				  day-use E.E.C. cancellation policy, Picnic Shelter cancellation policy shall
				  apply. For overnight-use E.E.C. cancellation policy, cabin cancellation policy
				  shall apply. Cancellation fees stipulated in these policies shall apply unless
				  otherwise set out in this section.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-104 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION › Chapter 36 - STANDARD FEES FOR USE OF DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES › Section 4VAC5-36-220 - Administrative and processing fees

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Returned Check Fee
$35
Special Use Application Fee: Special use Permits, issued
						  by the park, are required for special events, collecting permits, and unusual
						  usage of the park that may interfere with other park visitors, place special
						  demands on park resources, or create unusual risk. The fee is nonrefundable.
$25
Replacement fee for annual pass: no replacement fee
						  required for Golden Disability Pass.
$15
Disabled Visitor Motorized Vehicle Annual Pass
						  Processing Fee: New River Trail. Applies to specially permitted disabled
						  vehicles and transportation devices allowed within the park. Fifteen dollars of
						  the processing fee is refundable if permit is denied.
$25
Statutory Authority: § 10.1-104 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part I - Purpose and Definitions › Section 4VAC10-11-10 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to promote public
					 involvement in the development, amendment or repeal of the regulations of the
					 Department of Forestry. This chapter does not apply to regulations, guidelines,
					 or other documents exempted or excluded from the provisions of the
					 Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq. of the Code of
					 Virginia).
Statutory Authority
§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 10.1-1101 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part II - Notification of Interested Persons › Section 4VAC10-11-30 - Notification list

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A. The agency shall
				  maintain a list of persons who have requested to be notified of regulatory
				  actions being pursued by the agency.
B. Any person may request to be placed on a
				  notification list by registering as a public user on the Town Hall or by making
				  a request to the agency. Any person who requests to be placed on a notification
				  list shall elect to be notified either by electronic means or through a postal
				  carrier.
C. The agency may maintain
				  additional lists for persons who have requested to be informed of specific
				  regulatory issues, proposals, or actions.
D. When electronic mail is returned as
				  undeliverable on multiple occasions at least 24 hours apart, that person may be
				  deleted from the list. A single undeliverable message is insufficient cause to
				  delete the person from the list.
E.
				  When mail delivered by a postal carrier is returned as undeliverable on
				  multiple occasions, that person may be deleted from the list.
F. The agency may periodically request those
				  persons on the notification list to indicate their desire to either continue to
				  be notified electronically, receive documents through a postal carrier, or be
				  deleted from the list.
Statutory Authority
§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 10.1-1101 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part II - Notification of Interested Persons › Section 4VAC10-11-40 - Information to be sent to persons on the notification list

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A. To persons
				  electing to receive electronic notification or notification through a postal
				  carrier as described in
				  4VAC10-11-30, the agency shall send
				  the following information:
1. A notice of
				  intended regulatory action (NOIRA).
2. A notice of the comment period on a
				  proposed, a reproposed, or a fast-track regulation and hyperlinks to, or
				  instructions on how to obtain, a copy of the regulation and any supporting
				  documents.
3. A notice soliciting
				  comment on a final regulation when the regulatory process has been extended
				  pursuant to § 2.2-4007.06 or 2.2-4013C of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 4VAC10-11-50 - Public comment

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A. In
				  considering any nonemergency, nonexempt regulatory action, the agency shall
				  afford interested persons an opportunity to submit data, views, and arguments,
				  either orally or in writing, to the agency. Such opportunity to comment shall
				  include an online public comment forum on the Town Hall.
1. To any requesting person, the agency shall
				  provide copies of the statement of basis, purpose, substance, and issues; the
				  economic impact analysis of the proposed or fast-track regulatory action; and
				  the agency's response to public comments received.
2. The agency may begin crafting a regulatory
				  action prior to or during any opportunities it provides to the public to submit
				  comments.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 4VAC10-11-60 - Petition for rulemaking

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A. As
				  provided in § 2.2-4007 of the Code of Virginia, any person may petition
				  the agency to consider a regulatory action.
B. A petition shall include but is not
				  limited to the following information:
1. The
				  petitioner's name and contact information;
2. The substance and purpose of the
				  rulemaking that is requested, including reference to any applicable Virginia
				  Administrative Code sections; and
3. Reference to the legal authority of the
				  agency to take the action requested.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 4VAC10-11-70 - Appointment of regulatory advisory panel

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A. The agency may appoint a regulatory
				  advisory panel (RAP) to provide professional specialization or technical
				  assistance when the agency determines that such expertise is necessary to
				  address a specific regulatory issue or action or when individuals indicate an
				  interest in working with the agency on a specific regulatory issue or
				  action.
B. Any person may request
				  the appointment of a RAP and request to participate in its activities. The
				  agency shall determine when a RAP shall be appointed and the composition of the
				  RAP.
C. A RAP may be dissolved by
				  the agency if:
1. The proposed text of the
				  regulation is posted on the Town Hall, published in the Virginia Register, or
				  such other time as the agency determines is appropriate; or
2. The agency determines that the regulatory
				  action is either exempt or excluded from the requirements of the Administrative
				  Process Act.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 4VAC10-11-80 - Appointment of negotiated rulemaking panel

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A. The agency may appoint a negotiated
				  rulemaking panel (NRP) if a regulatory action is expected to be
				  controversial.
B. An NRP that has
				  been appointed by the agency may be dissolved by the agency when:
1. There is no longer controversy associated
				  with the development of the regulation;
2. The agency determines that the regulatory
				  action is either exempt or excluded from the requirements of the Administrative
				  Process Act; or
3. The agency
				  determines that resolution of a controversy is unlikely.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 4VAC10-11-90 - Meetings

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Notice of any open meeting, including meetings of a RAP or
					 NRP, shall be posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and Commonwealth
					 Calendar at least seven working days prior to the date of the meeting. The
					 exception to this requirement is any meeting held in accordance with §
					 2.2-3707D of the Code of Virginia allowing for contemporaneous notice to be
					 provided to participants and the public.
Statutory Authority
§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 10.1-1101 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 4VAC10-11-100 - Public hearings on regulations

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A. The agency shall indicate in its notice of
				  intended regulatory action whether it plans to hold a public hearing following
				  the publication of the proposed stage of the regulatory action.
B. The agency may conduct one or more public
				  hearings during the comment period following the publication of a proposed
				  regulatory action.
C. An agency is
				  required to hold a public hearing following the publication of the proposed
				  regulatory action when:
1. The agency's basic
				  law requires the agency to hold a public hearing;
2. The Governor directs the agency to hold a
				  public hearing; or
3. The agency
				  receives requests for a public hearing from at least 25 persons during the
				  public comment period following the publication of the notice of intended
				  regulatory action.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 4VAC10-11-110 - Periodic review of regulations

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A. The agency shall conduct a periodic review
				  of its regulations consistent with:
1. An
				  executive order issued by the Governor pursuant to § 2.2-4017 of the
				  Administrative Process Act to receive comment on all existing regulations as to
				  their effectiveness, efficiency, necessity, clarity, and cost of compliance;
				  and
2. The requirements in §
				  2.2-4007.1 of the Administrative Process Act regarding regulatory flexibility
				  for small businesses.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 20 - STANDARDS FOR CLASSIFICATION OF REAL ESTATE AS DEVOTED TO FOREST USE UNDER THE VIRGINIA LAND USE ASSESSMENT LAW › Section 4VAC10-20-10 - Purpose and statement of standards

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Under the authority of § 58.1-3229 et seq. of the Code
				  of Virginia, the State Forester adopts these Standards for Classification of
				  Real Estate As Devoted to Forest Use under the Special Assessment for Land
				  Preservation to:
1. Encourage the
				proper use of real estate in order to assure a readily available source of
				agricultural, horticultural, and forest products, and of open space within
				reach of concentrations of population.
2. Conserve natural resources in forms that
				will prevent erosion.
3. Protect
				adequate and safe water supplies.
4. Preserve scenic natural beauties and open
				spaces.
5. Promote proper land-use
				planning and the orderly development of real estate for the accommodation of an
				expanding population.
6. Promote a
				balanced economy and ease/lessen the pressures which force the conversion of
				real estate to more intensive uses.
According to the specific authority and responsibility
				  conveyed by §§ 58.1-3230, 58.1-3233 and 58.1-3240, the State Forester
				  is directed to provide a statement of the standards which shall be applied
				  uniformly throughout the state to determine if real estate is devoted to forest
				  use. After holding public hearings, pursuant to the Administrative Process Act
				  (§ 9-6.14:1 et. seq. of the Code of Virginia) the statement shall be sent
				  to the commissioner of the revenue and the duly appointed assessor of each
				  locality adopting an ordinance in compliance with Article 4 of Chapter 32 of
				  Title 58.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§§ 58.1-3230 and 58.1-3240 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 20 - STANDARDS FOR CLASSIFICATION OF REAL ESTATE AS DEVOTED TO FOREST USE UNDER THE VIRGINIA LAND USE ASSESSMENT LAW › Section 4VAC10-20-20 - Technical standards for classification of real estate devoted to forest use

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A. The area must be
				a minimum of 20 acres and must meet the following standards to qualify for
				forestry use.
B. Productive forest
				land.
The real estate sought to be qualified shall be devoted to
				  forest use which has existent on it, and well distributed, commercially
				  valuable trees of any size sufficient to compose at least 40% normal stocking
				  of forest trees, as shown in Table 1. Land devoted to forest use that has been
				  recently harvested of merchantable timber, is being regenerated into a new
				  forest and not currently developed for nonforest use shall be eligible. To be
				  qualified the land must be growing a commercial forest crop that is physically
				  accessible for harvesting when mature.
C. Nonproductive forest land.
The land sought to be qualified is land devoted to forest use
				  but which is not capable of growing a crop of industrial wood because of
				  inaccessibility or adverse site conditions such as steep outcrops of rock,
				  shallow soil on steep mountain sides, excessive steepness, heavily eroded
				  areas, coastal beach sand, tidal marsh and other conditions which prohibit the
				  growth and harvesting of a crop of trees suitable for commercial use.
D. Definitions.
1. Tree. A tree is a single woody stem of a
				species presently or prospectively suitable for commercial industrial wood
				products.
2. Stocking. Stocking is
				the number of trees three inches and larger in diameter breast high (d.b.h.- a
				point on the tree trunk outside bark 4 1/2 feet from ground level) required to
				equal a total basal area (b.a. is the area in square feet of a cross section of
				a tree at d.b.h.) of 75 square feet per acre, or where such trees are not
				present, there shall be present tree seedlings, or tree seedlings and trees in
				any combination sufficient to meet the 40% stocking set forth in Table 1.
Table 1 Minimum Number of Trees Required Per
						  Acre to Determine 30 Square Feet of Tree Basal Area of 40% Stocking for
						  Classification as Forest Land.
D.B.H. Range
D.B.H. in 2" Classes
Basal Area Per Tree
Per Acre
Per 1/5 Acre
Per 1/10 Acre
up to 2.9"
Seedlings
400
80
40
3.0-4.9"
4
0.0873
400
80
40
5.0-6.9"
6
0.1964
153
31
15
7.0-8.9"
8
0.3491
86
17
9
9.0-10.9"
10
0.5454
55
11
6
11.0-12.9"
12
0.7854
38
8
4
13.0-14.9"
14
0.0690
28
6
3
15.0-+
16+
1.3963
21
4
2
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 20 - STANDARDS FOR CLASSIFICATION OF REAL ESTATE AS DEVOTED TO FOREST USE UNDER THE VIRGINIA LAND USE ASSESSMENT LAW › Section 4VAC10-20-30 - Conservation of land resources, management and production, and certification

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A. To qualify for
				forest use, the owner shall certify that the real estate is being used in a
				planned program of timber management and soil conservation practices which are
				intended to:
1. Enhance the growth of
				commercially desirable species through generally accepted silvicultural
				practices.
2. Reduce or prevent
				soil erosion by best management practices such as logging road layout and
				stabilization, streamside management zones, water diversion practices and other
				best management practices which prevent soil erosion and improve water
				quality.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 20 - STANDARDS FOR CLASSIFICATION OF REAL ESTATE AS DEVOTED TO FOREST USE UNDER THE VIRGINIA LAND USE ASSESSMENT LAW › Section 4VAC10-20-40 - Opinions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Section 58.1-3240 of the Code of Virginia, authorizes a local
				  assessing officer to request an opinion from the State Forester determining
				  whether a particular property meets the criteria for forest use. The request
				  should be in writing describing the situation in question. Maps, photos or
				  other pertinent information should accompany the request. The State Forester
				  may hold a hearing or arrange for an onsite inspection by a department
				  official, the applicant and the local assessing officer. The State Forester
				  will issue his opinion as quickly as possible after all necessary information
				  has been received. An appeal of any opinion that does not comply with these
				  standards may be taken as provided by § 58.1-3240 of the Code of
				  Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§§ 58.1-3230 and 58.1-3240 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-10 - Definitions

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The following words and terms when used in this regulation
				  shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Department" means the Department of Forestry.
"Forest or forests" means all state-owned lands designated
				  as a state forest, including therein all sites, roadways, game food patches,
				  ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, beaches, and recreational areas, together with
				  recreational areas, beaches and lakes assigned to the Department of Forestry,
				  for use, development and administration.
"Forest Superintendent" means the individual designated the
				  forest superintendent by the department or any assistant or assistants the
				  Forest Superintendent may authorize to act for him.
"Owner" means any person, firm, association, co-partnership
				  or corporation owning, leasing or having the extensive use of a sawmill,
				  chipper, debarker or any machinery for use in harvesting forest products,
				  vehicle, animal or any other property under a lease or otherwise.
"Parking area" means any area on a forest designated for
				  parking of motor vehicles of all types, clearly marked on the ground and so
				  indicated by signs.
"Permits" means any written license issued by or under
				  authority of the department, permitting the performance of a specified act or
				  acts. Such permits may be purchased from a limited number of designated agents
				  located within the general area of the forests.
"Person" means any natural person, corporation, company,
				  association, joint stock association, firm or co-partnership.
"Regulation" means any regulation adopted by the Department
				  of Forestry.
"Road" means any road, logging road, trail or path used in
				  the harvesting and movement of forest products, hunting or recreation,
				  irrespective of the state of maintenance.
"Timber sale" means any written signed agreement wherein the
				  State Forester agrees to sell and the purchaser agrees to purchase any
				  designated forest products for a mutually agreed price per unit or
				  lot.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-20 - Construction

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
In the interpretation of Virginia State Forests Regulations,
				  their provisions shall be construed as follows:
1. Any terms in the singular shall include
				the plural;
2. Any term in the
				masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter;
3. Any requirements or prohibition of any act
				shall, respectively extend to and include the causing or procuring, directly or
				indirectly, of such act;
4. No
				provision hereof shall make unlawful any act necessarily performed by any
				officer or employee of the department in line of duty or work as such, or by
				any person, his agents or employees, in the proper and necessary execution of
				the terms of any agreement with the department;
5. Any act otherwise prohibited by Virginia
				State Forests Regulations, provided it is not otherwise prohibited by law or
				local ordinance, shall be lawful if performed under, by virtue of and strictly
				within the provisions of a permit so to do, and to the extent authorized
				thereby; and
6. These regulations
				are in addition to and supplement the State Vehicle and Traffic Laws which are
				in force in all forests and which are incorporated herein and made a part
				hereof.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-30 - Territorial scope

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
All Virginia State Forests Regulations shall be effective
				  within and upon all state forests, roads, sites, ponds, lakes, streams, rivers,
				  beaches, food patches, and recreational areas in the Commonwealth which may be
				  under the jurisdiction of the department and shall regulate the use thereof by
				  all persons. Areas designated by the department as state forests are:
				  Appomattox-Buckingham in Appomattox and Buckingham Counties; Bourassa in
				  Bedford County; Browne in Essex and King and Queen Counties; Chilton Woods in
				  Lancaster County; Conway-Robinson in Prince William County; Crawfords in New
				  Kent County; Cumberland in Cumberland County; Devil's Backbone in Shenandoah
				  County; Hawks in Carroll County; Lesesne in Nelson County; Mathews in Grayson
				  County; Niday Place in Craig County; Paul in Rockingham County; Prince
				  Edward-Gallion in Prince Edward County; Sandy Point in King William County;
				  Whitney in Fauquier County; and Zoar in King William County together with such
				  other areas as the department may from time to time
				  designate.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-40 - Permits

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A permit to do any act shall authorize the same only insofar
				  as it may be performed in strict accordance with the terms and conditions
				  thereof. Any violation by its holder or his agents or employees of any term or
				  condition thereof shall constitute grounds for its revocation by the
				  department, or by its authorized representative. In case of revocation of any
				  permit, all moneys paid for or on account thereof shall, at the option of the
				  department, be forfeited to and be retained by it; and the holder of such
				  permit, together with his agents and employees who violated such terms and
				  conditions, shall be jointly and severally liable to the department for all
				  damages and loss suffered by it in excess of money so forfeited and retained;
				  but neither such forfeiture and retention by the department of the whole or any
				  part of such moneys nor the recovery or collection thereby of such damages, or
				  both, shall in any manner relieve such person or persons from liability to
				  punishment for any violation of any provision of any Virginia State Forests
				  Regulation. A state forest special use permit will be required to hunt , trap,
				  fish, ride bikes, or ride horses on any state forest or portion thereof on
				  which hunting , trapping, fishing, riding bikes, or riding horses is
				  permitted.
Statutory Authority: § 10.1-1101 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-50 - Preservation of the forest

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No person shall remove, destroy, cut down, scar, mutilate,
				  injure, take or gather in any manner any flower, fern, shrub, rock or other
				  plant or mineral in any forest, except only for botanical or mineral rock
				  collection and then only with approval of the Forest
				  Superintendent.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-60 - Buildings, signs, structures, or other property

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No person shall in any manner injure, deface, disturb,
				  destroy, or disfigure any part of any forest, nor any building, sign, equipment
				  or other property found therein.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-70 - Refuse and rubbish; disposal

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No person shall deposit in any part of any forest any
				  garbage, sewerage, refuse, waste, fruit, vegetables, foodstuffs, boxes, tin
				  cans, paper, or other litter or other waste material or obnoxious material,
				  except in containers designed for such purposes, or on areas designated by and
				  under conditions specified by the Forest Superintendent.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-80 - Pollution of waters

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No person shall in the streams, lakes, or other waters of
				  any forest violate any statute of the Virginia Code relating to the pollution
				  of said waters.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-90 - Disorderly conduct, public nuisance, etc

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No person, while in any forest, shall disobey a lawful order
				  of a Virginia Forest Superintendent, caretaker, ranger, patrolman or other
				  forest officer; nor commit a nuisance, nor use abusive, profane, or insulting
				  language; nor unreasonably disturb or annoy others; be under the influence of
				  intoxicants or unlawful drugs; do any act tending to or amounting to a breach
				  of the peace nor conduct himself in any disorderly manner
				  whatsoever.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-100 - Gambling

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Gambling in any forest is prohibited and no person shall
				  bring into the forest or have in his possession while there, any implement or
				  device commonly used, or intended for gambling purposes.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-110 - Intoxicating liquors, beverages or unlawful drugs

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No person shall become intoxicated, or be under the
				  influence of intoxicants or unlawful drugs, in public while within the confines
				  of any forest. Public display or use of beer, wine, whiskey or other
				  intoxicating liquor, beverage or unlawful drugs, or the containers thereof is
				  prohibited.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-120 - Charges

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No person 16 years of age or older shall make, use, or gain
				  admittance to, or attempt to use or gain admittance to the facilities in any
				  forest for the use of which a special use permit is required by the department
				  unless he shall obtain a special use permit and pay an annual fee of $15. Any
				  person under 16 years of age may hunt, trap, fish, ride bikes, or ride horses
				  on any state forest and is not required to obtain a special use permit or pay
				  an annual fee.
Statutory Authority: § 10.1-1101 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-130 - Picnic area

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Picnicking is allowed only in the areas designated as picnic
				  areas.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-140 - Camping

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No camp, either temporary or permanent, shall be maintained
				  in any forest except under permit, and at such places and for such periods as
				  may be designated by the Forest Superintendent.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-150 - Bathing, where permitted

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No person shall bathe, wade, or swim in any waters in a
				  forest except at such times, and in places as the Forest Superintendent may
				  designate as bathing areas, and unless so covered with a bathing suit as to
				  prevent any indecent exposure of the person.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-160 - Dressing and undressing

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Dressing and undressing, except in bathhouses, tents,
				  trailers, motor homes, campers or vacation cabins, is
				  prohibited.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-170 - Explosives, firearms, etc

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No person shall bring into or have in any forest any
				  explosive or explosive substance. This regulation shall not apply to the lawful
				  carrying of firearms and firearms ammunition.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-180 - Fires, lighted cigarettes, etc

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
In any forest, no person shall kindle, build, maintain, or
				  use a fire other than in places provided or designated for such purposes except
				  by special permit. Any fire shall be continuously under the care and direction
				  of a competent person over 16 years of age from the time it is kindled until it
				  is extinguished. No person within the confines of any forest shall throw away
				  or discard any lighted match, cigarette, cigar, or other burning object. Any
				  lighted match, cigarette, cigar, or other burning object must be entirely
				  extinguished before being thrown away or discarded. All forest fire laws must
				  be complied with.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-190 - Smoking

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No person shall smoke in any structure or place in any
				  forest where smoking is prohibited. Smoking may be forbidden by the department
				  or its authorized agent in any part of any forest when it is deemed the fire
				  hazard makes such action advisable.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-200 - Hunting and fishing

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No person within the confines of any forest, shall hunt,
				  trap, shoot, injure, kill or molest in any way any bird or animal, nor shall
				  any person have in his possession any bird or animal, dead or alive, within the
				  forest except any bird or animal designated as a game bird or animal by the
				  Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries, and the trapping of, hunting of,
				  shooting at, or possession of any such bird or animal is prohibited except
				  during the lawful hunting season set for the forest or portion thereof by the
				  Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries and only in those forests or
				  portion thereof designated by the Forest Superintendent as lawful hunting
				  areas. A state forest special use permit will be required. All provisions of
				  the Virginia Code concerning hunting must be complied with.
Statutory Authority: § 10.1-1101 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-210 - Fishing

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Fishing is permitted in designated areas in each forest, the
				  only stipulation being that persons fishing must have a state fishing license,
				  have a special use permit, and comply with the Virginia Game and Inland
				  Fisheries rules and regulations.
Statutory Authority: § 10.1-1101 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 10 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY › Chapter 30 - VIRGINIA STATE FORESTS REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC10-30-220 - Boating

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Use of boats on ponds, lakes or streams within forest areas
				  assigned to the administration of the Department of Forestry in addition to
				  other regulations of other state agencies, must comply with the rules and
				  regulations of the Department.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.