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This law was first created in 1952. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 657 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 1952 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1986, chapter 539; in 1988, chapter 891.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59376,"section_number":"10.1-1197.6","catch_line":"Permit by rule for small renewable energy projects","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1197.6\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":144899,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57369,"identifier":"10.1-1178","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/11\/10.1-1178","url":"\/10.1-1178\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1178\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/11\/10.1-1178","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1178","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Forest land<\/span>” means land on which forest trees<\/span> are found.\n\t\t“Forest trees<\/span>” means only those trees which are a part of and constitute a stand of potential, immature, or mature commercial timber trees. The term “forest trees<\/span>” includes shade trees of any species around houses, along highways and within cities and towns if the trees constitute an insect or disease menace to nearby timber trees or timber stands.\n\t\t“Infection<\/span>” means infection<\/span> by any disease affecting forest trees<\/span> which is declared by the State Forester to be dangerously injurious to forest trees<\/span>.\n\t\t“Infestation<\/span>” means infestation<\/span> by means of any insect which is declared by the State Forester to be dangerously injurious to forest trees<\/span>.\n\t\t“Person<\/span>” includes an individual, partnership, corporation, company, society or association.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 10.1-1178)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Forest land” means land on which forest trees are found.\n\t\t“Forest trees” means only those trees which are a part of and\nconstitute a stand of potential, immature, or mature commercial timber trees.\nThe term “forest trees” includes shade trees of any species around\nhouses, along highways and within cities and towns if the trees constitute an\ninsect or disease menace to nearby timber trees or timber stands.\n\t\t“Infection” means infection by any disease affecting forest trees\nwhich is declared by the State Forester to be dangerously injurious to forest\ntrees.\n\t\t“Infestation” means infestation by means of any insect which is\ndeclared by the State Forester to be dangerously injurious to forest trees.\n\t\t“Person” includes an individual, partnership, corporation,\ncompany, society or association.\n\nHISTORY: 1952, c. 657, \u00a7 10-90.4; 1986, c. 539; 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}}