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For the purposes of such articles as applied to cities, forest land shall be considered as comprising land which bears at least eighty well-distributed seedlings or sprouts of woody species per acre and which is specifically included in the provisions of the contract with the city.B\n\nThe State Forester is authorized to enter into contracts prepared by the Attorney General with the governing body of any city in which any such forestland is located. The contract shall include provisions for the State Forester to furnish forest fire protection, prevention, detection, and suppression services and to enforce state law applicable to forest fires on forestlands upon any such lands located within a city. 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This law was first created in 1964. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 79 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. Unfortunately, the 1964 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1974, chapter 216; in 1984, chapter 750; in 1986, chapters 188 and 567; in 1988, chapter 891.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68534,"section_number":"10.1-1124","catch_line":"Counties and certain cities to pay annual sums for forest protection, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1124\/"},{"id":62417,"section_number":"10.1-1127","catch_line":"County and city levies and appropriations","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1127\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":64510,"section_number":"10.1-1131","catch_line":"Authority of State Forester","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1131\/"},{"id":75003,"section_number":"10.1-1134.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1134.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":145105,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79906,"identifier":"10.1-1125","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/4\/10.1-1125","url":"\/10.1-1125\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1125\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/4\/10.1-1125","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application of Articles 4, 5 and 6 to cities; State Forester authorized to enter into contracts with cities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1125","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In addition to the application of this article and Articles 5 (§ 10.1-1131<\/a> et seq.) and 6 (§ 10.1-1134.1<\/a> et seq.) to forestlands lying in counties, such articles shall also apply to forestlands lying within cities. For the purposes of such articles as applied to cities, forest land shall be considered as comprising land which bears at least eighty well-distributed seedlings or sprouts of woody species per acre and which is specifically included in the provisions of the contract<\/span> with the city. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The State Forester is authorized to enter into contracts<\/span> prepared by the Attorney General<\/span> with the governing body of any city in which any such forestland is located. The contract<\/span> shall include provisions for the State Forester to furnish forest fire protection, prevention, detection, and suppression services and to enforce state law<\/span> applicable to forest fires on forestlands upon any such lands located within a city. The services so provided by the State Forester shall be of the same general type, character, and standard as the same services provided in counties generally. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION OF ARTICLES 4, 5 AND 6 TO CITIES; STATE FORESTER AUTHORIZED TO ENTER\nINTO CONTRACTS WITH CITIES (\u00a7 10.1-1125)\n\nA. In addition to the application of this article and Articles 5 (§\n10.1-1131 et seq.) and 6 (§ 10.1-1134.1 et seq.) to forestlands lying in\ncounties, such articles shall also apply to forestlands lying within cities. For\nthe purposes of such articles as applied to cities, forest land shall be\nconsidered as comprising land which bears at least eighty well-distributed\nseedlings or sprouts of woody species per acre and which is specifically\nincluded in the provisions of the contract with the city.\n\nB. The State Forester is authorized to enter into contracts prepared by the\nAttorney General with the governing body of any city in which any such\nforestland is located. The contract shall include provisions for the State\nForester to furnish forest fire protection, prevention, detection, and\nsuppression services and to enforce state law applicable to forest fires on\nforestlands upon any such lands located within a city. The services so provided\nby the State Forester shall be of the same general type, character, and standard\nas the same services provided in counties generally.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 79, \u00a7 10-46.1; 1974, c. 216; 1984, c. 750; 1986, cc. 188,\n567; 1988, c. 891.","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}}