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In order to be eligible for recognition under the program, a property shall (i) have been owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years; (ii) be lived on, or actually managed by, a descendant of the original owners; and (iii) have a documented history of timber harvests or forest management activities.B\n\nThe State Forester shall establish and administer a century farm program to honor farm families in the Commonwealth whose property has been in the same family for 100 years or more. 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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 6<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2024, chapters 10<\/a> and 146<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":144991,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77196,"identifier":"10.1-1105.1","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/2\/10.1-1105.1","url":"\/10.1-1105.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1105.1\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/2\/10.1-1105.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Century forest and farm programs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1105.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The State Forester shall establish and administer a century forest program to honor families in the Commonwealth whose property has been in the same family for 100 years or more and includes at least 20 contiguous acres of managed forest. In order<\/span> to be eligible for recognition under the program, a property shall (i) have been owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years; (ii) be lived on, or actually managed by, a descendant of the original owners; and (iii) have a documented history of timber harvests or forest management activities. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The State Forester shall establish and administer a century farm program to honor farm families in the Commonwealth whose property has been in the same family for 100 years or more. In order<\/span> to be eligible for recognition under the program, a farm shall (i) have been owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years; (ii) be lived on, or actually farmed, by a descendant of the original owners; and (iii) gross more than $2,500 annually from the sale of farm products. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCENTURY FOREST AND FARM PROGRAMS (\u00a7 10.1-1105.1)\n\nA. The State Forester shall establish and administer a century forest program to\nhonor families in the Commonwealth whose property has been in the same family\nfor 100 years or more and includes at least 20 contiguous acres of managed\nforest. In order to be eligible for recognition under the program, a property\nshall (i) have been owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years;\n(ii) be lived on, or actually managed by, a descendant of the original owners;\nand (iii) have a documented history of timber harvests or forest management\nactivities.\n\nB. The State Forester shall establish and administer a century farm program to\nhonor farm families in the Commonwealth whose property has been in the same\nfamily for 100 years or more. In order to be eligible for recognition under the\nprogram, a farm shall (i) have been owned by the same family for at least 100\nconsecutive years; (ii) be lived on, or actually farmed, by a descendant of the\noriginal owners; and (iii) gross more than $2,500 annually from the sale of farm\nproducts.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, c. 6; 2024, cc. 10, 146.","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}}