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At least two members shall be representatives of the pine pulpwood industry; two members shall be representatives of the pine lumber industry; two members shall be representatives of the hardwood lumber industry; one member shall be a representative of the timber harvesting industry; and two members shall be small forest landowners. In making appointments to the Board, the Governor shall take into account the geographic diversity of board membership as it relates to Virginia’s forest resources. Beginning July 1, 2012, the Governor’s appointments shall be staggered as follows: four members for a term of one year, three members for a term of two years, three members for a term of three years, and three members for a term of four years. After the initial staggering of terms, appointments shall be for four-year terms. The State Forester shall serve as executive officer of the Board.\n\t\tNo member of the Board, except the executive officer, shall be eligible for more than two successive terms; however, persons subsequently appointed to fill vacancies may serve two additional successive terms after the terms of the vacancies they were appointed to fill have expired. All vacancies in the membership of the Board shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term.\n\t\tThe Board shall meet at least three times a year for the transaction of business. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1986, chapter 539; in 1986, chapter 567; in 1988, chapter 891; in 1990, chapter 127; in 1992, chapter 145; in 2011, chapters 691<\/a> and 714<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":144851,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69696,"identifier":"10.1-1102","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/1\/10.1-1102","url":"\/10.1-1102\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1102\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/1\/10.1-1102","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board of Forestry","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1102","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board of Forestry within the Department of Forestry, referred to in this chapter as the Board, shall be composed of 13 members appointed by the Governor. At least two members shall be representatives of the pine pulpwood industry; two members shall be representatives of the pine lumber industry; two members shall be representatives of the hardwood lumber industry; one member shall be a representative of the timber harvesting industry; and two members shall be small forest landowners. In making appointments to the Board, the Governor shall take into account the geographic diversity of board membership as it relates to Virginia’s forest resources. Beginning July 1, 2012, the Governor’s appointments shall be staggered as follows: four members for a term of one year, three members for a term of two years, three members for a term of three years, and three members for a term of four years. After the initial staggering of terms, appointments shall be for four-year terms. The State Forester shall serve as executive officer of the Board.\n\t\tNo member of the Board, except the executive officer, shall be eligible for more than two successive terms; however, persons subsequently appointed to fill vacancies may serve two additional successive terms after the terms of the vacancies they were appointed to fill have expired. All vacancies in the membership of the Board shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term.\n\t\tThe Board shall meet at least three times a year for the transaction of business. Special meetings may be held at any time upon the call of the executive officer of the Board, or a majority of the members of the Board.\n\t\tMembers of the Board shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred as a result of their membership on the Board.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD OF FORESTRY (\u00a7 10.1-1102)\n\nThe Board of Forestry within the Department of Forestry, referred to in this\nchapter as the Board, shall be composed of 13 members appointed by the Governor.\nAt least two members shall be representatives of the pine pulpwood industry; two\nmembers shall be representatives of the pine lumber industry; two members shall\nbe representatives of the hardwood lumber industry; one member shall be a\nrepresentative of the timber harvesting industry; and two members shall be small\nforest landowners. In making appointments to the Board, the Governor shall take\ninto account the geographic diversity of board membership as it relates to\nVirginia’s forest resources. Beginning July 1, 2012, the Governor’s\nappointments shall be staggered as follows: four members for a term of one year,\nthree members for a term of two years, three members for a term of three years,\nand three members for a term of four years. After the initial staggering of\nterms, appointments shall be for four-year terms. The State Forester shall serve\nas executive officer of the Board.\n\t\tNo member of the Board, except the executive officer, shall be eligible for\nmore than two successive terms; however, persons subsequently appointed to fill\nvacancies may serve two additional successive terms after the terms of the\nvacancies they were appointed to fill have expired. All vacancies in the\nmembership of the Board shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term.\n\t\tThe Board shall meet at least three times a year for the transaction of\nbusiness. Special meetings may be held at any time upon the call of the\nexecutive officer of the Board, or a majority of the members of the Board.\n\t\tMembers of the Board shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary\nexpenses incurred as a result of their membership on the Board.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 10-84; 1986, c. 539; 1986, c. 567, \u00a7 10-84.1; 1988, c.\n891; 1990, c. 127; 1992, c. 145; 2011, cc. 691, 714; 2012, cc. 803, 835.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}