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Where eight cone-bearing loblolly or white pine trees fourteen inches or larger in diameter are not present on any particular acre, there shall be left uncut and uninjured for each such pine two cone-bearing pine trees of the largest diameter present less than fourteen inches in diameter. Such pine trees shall be left uncut for the purpose of reseeding the land and shall be healthy, windfirm, and of well-developed crowns, evidencing seed-bearing ability by the presence of cones in the crowns.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":224302,"text":"Every landowner who cuts, or any person who cuts or procures another to cut, or any person who owns the timber at the time of cutting and knowingly and willfully allows to be cut, for commercial purposes, timber from ten acres or more of land on which loblolly or white pine, singly or together, occur and constitute twenty-five percent or more of the live trees on each acre or acres, shall reserve and leave uncut and uninjured not less than eight cone-bearing loblolly or white pine trees fourteen inches or larger in diameter on each acre thus cut and upon each acre on which such pine trees occur singly or together, unless there is in effect for such land a planting, cutting or management plan as provided in subsection D of \u00a7 10.1-1163. Where eight cone-bearing loblolly or white pine trees fourteen inches or larger in diameter are not present on any particular acre, there shall be left uncut and uninjured for each such pine two cone-bearing pine trees of the largest diameter present less than fourteen inches in diameter. 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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 417; in 1956, chapter 75; in 1960, chapter 244; in 1968, chapter 73; in 1988, chapter 891; in 1996, chapter 285<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74307,"section_number":"10.1-1168","catch_line":"Procedure to ensure proper planting after conviction; cash deposit or bond; inspection or planting by State Forester","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1168\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74163,"section_number":"10.1-1163","catch_line":"Exemptions from article","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1163\/"}],"permalink":{"id":145309,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61404,"identifier":"10.1-1164","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/9\/10.1-1164","url":"\/10.1-1164\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1164\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/9\/10.1-1164","dublin_core":{"Title":"Pine trees to be left uncut for reseeding purposes","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1164","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every landowner who cuts, or any person<\/span> who cuts or procures another to cut, or any person<\/span> who owns the timber at the time of cutting and knowingly and willfully allows to be cut, for commercial purposes, timber from ten acres or more of land on which loblolly or white pine, singly or together, occur and constitute twenty-five percent or more of the live trees<\/span> on each acre or acres, shall reserve and leave uncut and uninjured not less than eight cone-bearing loblolly or white pine trees<\/span> fourteen inches or larger in diameter<\/span> on each acre thus cut and upon each acre on which such pine trees<\/span> occur singly or together, unless there is in effect for such land a planting, cutting or management plan as provided in subsection D of \u00a7 10.1-1163<\/a>. Where eight cone-bearing loblolly or white pine trees<\/span> fourteen inches or larger in diameter<\/span> are not present on any particular acre, there shall be left uncut and uninjured for each such pine two cone-bearing pine trees<\/span> of the largest diameter<\/span> present less than fourteen inches in diameter<\/span>. Such pine trees<\/span> shall be left uncut for the purpose of reseeding the land and shall be healthy, windfirm, and of well-developed crowns, evidencing seed-bearing ability by the presence of cones in the crowns.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPINE TREES TO BE LEFT UNCUT FOR RESEEDING PURPOSES (\u00a7 10.1-1164)\n\nEvery landowner who cuts, or any person who cuts or procures another to cut, or\nany person who owns the timber at the time of cutting and knowingly and\nwillfully allows to be cut, for commercial purposes, timber from ten acres or\nmore of land on which loblolly or white pine, singly or together, occur and\nconstitute twenty-five percent or more of the live trees on each acre or acres,\nshall reserve and leave uncut and uninjured not less than eight cone-bearing\nloblolly or white pine trees fourteen inches or larger in diameter on each acre\nthus cut and upon each acre on which such pine trees occur singly or together,\nunless there is in effect for such land a planting, cutting or management plan\nas provided in subsection D of \u00a7 10.1-1163. Where eight cone-bearing loblolly\nor white pine trees fourteen inches or larger in diameter are not present on any\nparticular acre, there shall be left uncut and uninjured for each such pine two\ncone-bearing pine trees of the largest diameter present less than fourteen\ninches in diameter. Such pine trees shall be left uncut for the purpose of\nreseeding the land and shall be healthy, windfirm, and of well-developed crowns,\nevidencing seed-bearing ability by the presence of cones in the crowns.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 10-76; 1950, p. 58; 1952, c. 417; 1956, c. 75; 1960, c.\n244; 1968, c. 73; 1988, c. 891; 1996, c. 285.","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}}