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I, c. 285.","full_text":"A\n\nAs used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Acquired structure” means a building or structure acquired by local government from a property owner for the purpose of conducting live fire training evolutions.\n\t\t\t“Class A fuel materials” includes wood, straw, and paper products.\n\t\t\t“Fire training activities” includes the utilization of live fire training structures designed for conducting live fire training evolutions on a repetitive basis. “Fire training activities” does not include the utilization of acquired structures for conducting live fire training evolutions.\n\t\t\t“Local government” includes any locality, fire district, regional fire protection authority, or other special purpose district that provides firefighting services.\n\t\t\t“Oriented strand board” means a multilayered board made from strands of wood, together with a binder, by the application of heat and pressure, with the strands in the external layer primarily oriented along the panel’s strength axis in accordance with US Product Standard 2-18, Performance Standard for Wood Structured Panels. For purposes of this section only, “oriented strand board” means a wood structural panel intended as a covering material for roofs, subfloors, and walls when fastened to supports.B\n\nNo person, local government, or agency of the Commonwealth shall burn Class A fuel materials that contain oriented strand board during live fire training activities.C\n\nNo provision of this section shall restrict the manufacture, sale, use, or distribution of Class A fuel materials that contain oriented strand board for purposes outside of fire training activities.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":273651,"text":"As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Acquired structure” means a building or structure acquired by local government from a property owner for the purpose of conducting live fire training evolutions.\n\t\t\t“Class A fuel materials” includes wood, straw, and paper products.\n\t\t\t“Fire training activities” includes the utilization of live fire training structures designed for conducting live fire training evolutions on a repetitive basis. “Fire training activities” does not include the utilization of acquired structures for conducting live fire training evolutions.\n\t\t\t“Local government” includes any locality, fire district, regional fire protection authority, or other special purpose district that provides firefighting services.\n\t\t\t“Oriented strand board” means a multilayered board made from strands of wood, together with a binder, by the application of heat and pressure, with the strands in the external layer primarily oriented along the panel’s strength axis in accordance with US Product Standard 2-18, Performance Standard for Wood Structured Panels. 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A.<\/span> As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Acquired structure<\/span>” means a building or structure acquired by local government<\/span> from a property owner for the purpose of conducting live fire training evolutions.\n\t\t\t“Class A fuel materials<\/span>” includes wood, straw, and paper products.\n\t\t\t“Fire training activities<\/span>” includes the utilization of live fire training structures designed for conducting live fire training evolutions on a repetitive basis. “Fire training activities<\/span>” does not include the utilization of acquired structures<\/span> for conducting live fire training evolutions.\n\t\t\t“Local government<\/span>” includes any locality, fire district, regional fire protection authority, or other special purpose district that provides firefighting services.\n\t\t\t“Oriented strand board<\/span>” means a multilayered board made from strands of wood, together with a binder, by the application of heat and pressure, with the strands in the external layer primarily oriented along the panel<\/span>’s strength axis in accordance with US Product Standard 2-18, Performance Standard for Wood Structured Panels<\/span>. For purposes of this section only, “oriented strand board<\/span>” means a wood structural panel<\/span> intended as a covering material<\/span> for roofs, subfloors, and walls when fastened to supports. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No person, local government<\/span>, or agency of the Commonwealth shall burn Class A fuel materials<\/span> that contain oriented strand board<\/span> during live fire training activities<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No provision of this section shall restrict the manufacture, sale, use, or distribution of Class A fuel materials<\/span> that contain oriented strand board<\/span> for purposes outside of fire training activities<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN ORIENTED STRAND BOARD (\u00a7 9.1-207.2)\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Acquired structure” means a building or structure acquired by\nlocal government from a property owner for the purpose of conducting live fire\ntraining evolutions.\n\t\t\t“Class A fuel materials” includes wood, straw, and paper\nproducts.\n\t\t\t“Fire training activities” includes the utilization of live fire\ntraining structures designed for conducting live fire training evolutions on a\nrepetitive basis. “Fire training activities” does not include the\nutilization of acquired structures for conducting live fire training evolutions.\n\t\t\t“Local government” includes any locality, fire district, regional\nfire protection authority, or other special purpose district that provides\nfirefighting services.\n\t\t\t“Oriented strand board” means a multilayered board made from\nstrands of wood, together with a binder, by the application of heat and\npressure, with the strands in the external layer primarily oriented along the\npanel’s strength axis in accordance with US Product Standard 2-18,\nPerformance Standard for Wood Structured Panels. For purposes of this section\nonly, “oriented strand board” means a wood structural panel intended\nas a covering material for roofs, subfloors, and walls when fastened to\nsupports.\n\nB. No person, local government, or agency of the Commonwealth shall burn Class A\nfuel materials that contain oriented strand board during live fire training\nactivities.\n\nC. No provision of this section shall restrict the manufacture, sale, use, or\ndistribution of Class A fuel materials that contain oriented strand board for\npurposes outside of fire training activities.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, 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}}