                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICATION OF ARTICLES 4, 5 AND 6 TO CITIES; STATE FORESTER AUTHORIZED TO ENTER
INTO CONTRACTS WITH CITIES (§ 10.1-1125)

A. In addition to the application of this article and Articles 5 (&#xA7;
10.1-1131 et seq.) and 6 (&#xA7; 10.1-1134.1 et seq.) to forestlands lying in
counties, such articles shall also apply to forestlands lying within cities. For
the purposes of such articles as applied to cities, forest land shall be
considered as comprising land which bears at least eighty well-distributed
seedlings or sprouts of woody species per acre and which is specifically
included in the provisions of the contract with the city.

B. The State Forester is authorized to enter into contracts prepared by the
Attorney General with the governing body of any city in which any such
forestland is located. The contract shall include provisions for the State
Forester to furnish forest fire protection, prevention, detection, and
suppression services and to enforce state law applicable to forest fires on
forestlands upon any such lands located within a city. The services so provided
by the State Forester shall be of the same general type, character, and standard
as the same services provided in counties generally.

HISTORY: 1964, c. 79, § 10-46.1; 1974, c. 216; 1984, c. 750; 1986, cc. 188,
567; 1988, c. 891.