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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 371 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 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1984, chapter 750; in 1986, chapter 567; in 1988, chapter 891.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83303,"section_number":"10.1-1103","catch_line":"Powers of the Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1103\/"},{"id":76760,"section_number":"58.1-1609","catch_line":"Payment, collection, and disposition of tax","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1609\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":84922,"section_number":"10.1-1174","catch_line":"Reforestation of Timberlands Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1174\/"}],"permalink":{"id":144865,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60041,"identifier":"10.1-1170","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/10\/10.1-1170","url":"\/10.1-1170\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1170\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/10\/10.1-1170","dublin_core":{"Title":"Administration of article","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1170","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The State Forester shall administer the provisions of this article, including the protection, preservation and perpetuation of forest resources by means of reforestation to allow continuous growth of timber on lands suitable therefor, and is authorized to employ personnel; purchase equipment, materials<\/span>, and supplies; maintain and transport equipment; and make other expenditures and payments authorized by law<\/span>, and as directed by the regulations adopted for the administration of this article. In any one fiscal year, the expenditures for salaries of administrative supervisory personnel shall not exceed ten percent of the general fund appropriation and forest products taxes collected and deposited in the Reforestation of Timberlands Fund as provided in \u00a7 10.1-1174<\/a> for that particular year.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADMINISTRATION OF ARTICLE (\u00a7 10.1-1170)\n\nThe State Forester shall administer the provisions of this article, including\nthe protection, preservation and perpetuation of forest resources by means of\nreforestation to allow continuous growth of timber on lands suitable therefor,\nand is authorized to employ personnel; purchase equipment, materials, and\nsupplies; maintain and transport equipment; and make other expenditures and\npayments authorized by law, and as directed by the regulations adopted for the\nadministration of this article. In any one fiscal year, the expenditures for\nsalaries of administrative supervisory personnel shall not exceed ten percent of\nthe general fund appropriation and forest products taxes collected and deposited\nin the Reforestation of Timberlands Fund as provided in \u00a7 10.1-1174 for that\nparticular year.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 371, \u00a7 10-90.31; 1984, c. 750; 1986, c. 567; 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}}