Virginia § 10.1-1106 - State Forester to control forest reserves and funds; reforesting; preservation of timber, etc
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§ 10.1-1106. State Forester to control forest reserves and funds; reforesting; preservation of timber, etc
The care, management and preservation of the forest reserves of the Commonwealth and the forests thereon, and all moneys appropriated in that behalf, or collected therefrom in any way, and all personal and real property acquired to carry out the objects of this chapter, shall be subject to the control of the State Forester.
The State Forester shall observe, ascertain, follow and put into effect the best methods of reforesting cutover and denuded lands, foresting wastelands, preventing the destruction of forests by fire, the administering of forests on forestry principles, the instruction and encouragement of private owners in preserving and growing timber for commercial and manufacturing purposes, and the general conservation of forest tracts around the headwaters and on the watersheds of the watercourses of the Commonwealth.
Code 1950, § 10-32; 1984, c. 750; 1986, c. 567; 1988, c. 891.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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