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When the appraised value of the trees to be sold is more than $50,000, the State Forester, before making such sale, shall receive bids therefor, after notice by publication once a week for two weeks in two newspapers of general circulation. The State Forester shall have the right to reject any and all bids and to readvertise for bids. The proceeds arising from the sale of the timber and trees so sold, except as provided in subsection E of \u00a7 10.1-1107, shall be paid into the state treasury as provided in \u00a7 10.1-1116, and shall be held in the Reforestation Operations Fund for the improvement or protection of state forests or for the purchase of additional lands.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":219231,"text":"For the purpose of maintaining in perpetuity the production of forest products on state forests, the State Forester may designate and appraise the trees which should be cut under the principles of scientific forest management, and may sell these trees for not less than the appraised value. When the appraised value of the trees to be sold is more than $50,000, the State Forester, before making such sale, shall receive bids therefor, after notice by publication once a week for two weeks in two newspapers of general circulation. The State Forester shall have the right to reject any and all bids and to readvertise for bids. The proceeds arising from the sale of the timber and trees so sold, except as provided in subsection E of \u00a7 10.1-1107, shall be paid into the state treasury as provided in \u00a7 10.1-1116, and shall be held in the Reforestation Operations Fund for the improvement or protection of state forests or for the purchase of additional lands.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14118,"edition_id":1,"name":"Duties of the State Forester and General Provisions","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12782,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:55","permalink":{"id":144981,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14118,"identifier":"2","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/2","url":"\/10.1\/II\/11\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12782,"edition_id":1,"name":"Forest Resources and the Department of Forestry","identifier":"11","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12741,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":144835,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12782,"identifier":"11","token":"10.1\/II\/11","url":"\/10.1\/II\/11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12741,"edition_id":1,"name":"Activities Administered by Other Entities","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12740,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":144833,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12741,"identifier":"II","token":"10.1\/II","url":"\/10.1\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12740,"edition_id":1,"name":"Conservation","identifier":"10.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":143313,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12740,"identifier":"10.1","token":"10.1","url":"\/10.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":65921,"structure_id":14118,"section_number":"10.1-1104","catch_line":"General powers and duties of State Forester","url":"\/10.1-1104\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/2\/10.1-1104","metadata":false},{"id":82127,"structure_id":14118,"section_number":"10.1-1105","catch_line":"Additional powers and duties of State Forester","url":"\/10.1-1105\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/2\/10.1-1105","metadata":false},{"id":77196,"structure_id":14118,"section_number":"10.1-1105.1","catch_line":"Century forest and farm programs","url":"\/10.1-1105.1\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/2\/10.1-1105.1","metadata":false},{"id":60872,"structure_id":14118,"section_number":"10.1-1106","catch_line":"State Forester to control forest reserves and funds; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1970, chapter 31; in 1986, chapters 539 and 567; in 1988, chapter 891; in 2008, chapter 19<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85158,"section_number":"10.1-1107","catch_line":"Purchase of lands and acceptance of gifts for forestry purposes by the State Forester; management; definition of state forests","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1107\/"},{"id":80732,"section_number":"10.1-1116","catch_line":"Reforestation Operations Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1116\/"}],"permalink":{"id":145031,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59848,"identifier":"10.1-1115","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/2\/10.1-1115","url":"\/10.1-1115\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1115\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/2\/10.1-1115","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sale of trees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1115","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purpose of maintaining in perpetuity the production of forest products on state forests, the State Forester may designate and appraise the trees which should be cut under the principles of scientific forest management, and may sell these trees for not less than the appraised value. When the appraised value of the trees to be sold is more than $50,000, the State Forester, before making such sale, shall receive bids therefor, after notice by publication once a week for two weeks in two newspapers of general circulation. The State Forester shall have the right to reject any and all bids and to readvertise for bids. The proceeds arising from the sale of the timber and trees so sold, except as provided in subsection E of \u00a7 10.1-1107<\/a>, shall be paid into the state treasury as provided in \u00a7 10.1-1116<\/a>, and shall be held in the Reforestation Operations Fund for the improvement or protection of state forests or for the purchase of additional lands.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSALE OF TREES (\u00a7 10.1-1115)\n\nFor the purpose of maintaining in perpetuity the production of forest products\non state forests, the State Forester may designate and appraise the trees which\nshould be cut under the principles of scientific forest management, and may sell\nthese trees for not less than the appraised value. When the appraised value of\nthe trees to be sold is more than $50,000, the State Forester, before making\nsuch sale, shall receive bids therefor, after notice by publication once a week\nfor two weeks in two newspapers of general circulation. The State Forester shall\nhave the right to reject any and all bids and to readvertise for bids. The\nproceeds arising from the sale of the timber and trees so sold, except as\nprovided in subsection E of \u00a7 10.1-1107, shall be paid into the state treasury\nas provided in \u00a7 10.1-1116, and shall be held in the Reforestation Operations\nFund for the improvement or protection of state forests or for the purchase of\nadditional lands.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 10-37; 1970, c. 31; 1986, cc. 539, 567; 1988, c. 891;\n2008, c. 19.","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}}