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For the purpose of this article, evidence of intent of bona fide agricultural or improved pasture use shall require, as a minimum and within twelve months from the date of completion of commercial cutting, that the land intended for such use be cleared of all trees, snags, brush, tree tops, and debris by piling and burning or otherwise disposing of same, or by enclosing the area with a well-constructed fence and planting grass seed thereon so as to make a bona fide improved pasture. In the case of clearing for building sites evidence of intent shall be the construction of dwellings or other bona fide structure in progress or completed within two years from the date of completion of commercial cutting.C\n\nThis article shall not apply to land which has been zoned for a more intensive land use than agricultural or forestal use.D\n\nThe provisions of this article shall not apply to any acre or acres of forest land for which a planting, cutting or management plan has been prepared, designed to provide conservation of natural resources, and which plan has been submitted to and approved by the State Forester previous to the cutting of any trees on the acre or acres concerned. If such plan has been submitted to the State Forester by registered or certified mail and he has not approved the plan, or disapproved it with a statement in writing of his reasons therefor, within a period of sixty days from the date of submission, the plan shall be deemed approved and shall be effective for the purposes of this section.E\n\nThe State Forester may grant exemptions from this article to individual landowners who wish to grow hardwoods on their property. The State Forester may place conditions on the exemption as he deems advisable for the conservation of natural resources.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":266695,"text":"This article shall not apply to any acre of land on which there are present at the time of final cutting of the timber 400 or more loblolly or white pine seedlings, singly or together, four feet or more in height.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":266696,"text":"This article shall not apply to any person who clears or who procures another to clear his land for bona fide agricultural or improved pasture purposes or for the purpose of subdividing such land for sale for building sites. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1952, chapter 412; in 1956, chapter 75; in 1960, chapter 244; in 1988, chapter 891; in 1996, chapter 285<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 146<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79172,"section_number":"10.1-1126.1","catch_line":"Silvicultural practices; local government authority limited","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1126.1\/"},{"id":61404,"section_number":"10.1-1164","catch_line":"Pine trees to be left uncut for reseeding purposes","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1164\/"},{"id":61564,"section_number":"10.1-1169","catch_line":"Liability for failure to carry out planting, cutting or management plan; reforestation of area by State Forester","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1169\/"},{"id":87045,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:34","catch_line":"Regulated activities; submission and approval of a permit application; security for performance; exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_34\/"},{"id":73356,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:55","catch_line":"Regulated land-disturbing activities; submission and approval of erosion and sediment control plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_55\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":145305,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74163,"identifier":"10.1-1163","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/9\/10.1-1163","url":"\/10.1-1163\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1163\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/9\/10.1-1163","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exemptions from article","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1163","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> This article shall not apply to any acre of land on which there are present at the time of final cutting of the timber 400 or more loblolly or white pine seedlings, singly or together, four feet or more in height. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> This article shall not apply to any person<\/span> who clears or who procures another to clear his land for bona fide agricultural or improved pasture purposes or for the purpose of subdividing such land for sale for building sites. For the purpose of this article, evidence<\/span> of intent<\/span> of bona fide agricultural or improved pasture use shall require, as a minimum and within twelve months from the date of completion of commercial cutting, that the land intended for such use be cleared of all trees<\/span>, snags, brush, tree<\/span> tops, and debris by piling and burning or otherwise disposing of same, or by enclosing the area with a well-constructed fence and planting grass seed thereon so as to make a bona fide improved pasture. In the case of clearing for building sites evidence<\/span> of intent<\/span> shall be the construction of dwellings or other bona fide structure in progress or completed within two years from the date of completion of commercial cutting. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> This article shall not apply to land which has been zoned for a more intensive land use than agricultural or forestal use. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The provisions of this article shall not apply to any acre or acres of forest land for which a planting, cutting or management plan has been prepared, designed to provide conservation of natural resources, and which plan has been submitted to and approved by the State Forester previous to the cutting of any trees<\/span> on the acre or acres concerned. If such plan has been submitted to the State Forester by registered or certified mail and he has not approved the plan, or disapproved it with a statement in writing of his reasons therefor, within a period of sixty days from the date of submission, the plan shall be deemed approved and shall be effective for the purposes of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The State Forester may grant exemptions from this article to individual landowners who wish to grow hardwoods on their property. The State Forester may place conditions on the exemption as he deems advisable for the conservation of natural resources. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTIONS FROM ARTICLE (\u00a7 10.1-1163)\n\nA. This article shall not apply to any acre of land on which there are present\nat the time of final cutting of the timber 400 or more loblolly or white pine\nseedlings, singly or together, four feet or more in height.\n\nB. This article shall not apply to any person who clears or who procures another\nto clear his land for bona fide agricultural or improved pasture purposes or for\nthe purpose of subdividing such land for sale for building sites. For the\npurpose of this article, evidence of intent of bona fide agricultural or\nimproved pasture use shall require, as a minimum and within twelve months from\nthe date of completion of commercial cutting, that the land intended for such\nuse be cleared of all trees, snags, brush, tree tops, and debris by piling and\nburning or otherwise disposing of same, or by enclosing the area with a\nwell-constructed fence and planting grass seed thereon so as to make a bona fide\nimproved pasture. In the case of clearing for building sites evidence of intent\nshall be the construction of dwellings or other bona fide structure in progress\nor completed within two years from the date of completion of commercial cutting.\n\nC. This article shall not apply to land which has been zoned for a more\nintensive land use than agricultural or forestal use.\n\nD. The provisions of this article shall not apply to any acre or acres of forest\nland for which a planting, cutting or management plan has been prepared,\ndesigned to provide conservation of natural resources, and which plan has been\nsubmitted to and approved by the State Forester previous to the cutting of any\ntrees on the acre or acres concerned. If such plan has been submitted to the\nState Forester by registered or certified mail and he has not approved the plan,\nor disapproved it with a statement in writing of his reasons therefor, within a\nperiod of sixty days from the date of submission, the plan shall be deemed\napproved and shall be effective for the purposes of this section.\n\nE. The State Forester may grant exemptions from this article to individual\nlandowners who wish to grow hardwoods on their property. The State Forester may\nplace conditions on the exemption as he deems advisable for the conservation of\nnatural resources.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 10-81, 10-82, 10-83; 1950, p. 58; 1952, c. 412; 1956,\nc. 75; 1960, c. 244; 1988, c. 891; 1996, c. 285; 1997, c. 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}}