                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN ORIENTED STRAND BOARD (§ 9.1-207.2)

A. As used in this section:
			&#8220;Acquired structure&#8221; means a building or structure acquired by
local government from a property owner for the purpose of conducting live fire
training evolutions.
			&#8220;Class A fuel materials&#8221; includes wood, straw, and paper
products.
			&#8220;Fire training activities&#8221; includes the utilization of live fire
training structures designed for conducting live fire training evolutions on a
repetitive basis. &#8220;Fire training activities&#8221; does not include the
utilization of acquired structures for conducting live fire training evolutions.
			&#8220;Local government&#8221; includes any locality, fire district, regional
fire protection authority, or other special purpose district that provides
firefighting services.
			&#8220;Oriented strand board&#8221; 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&#8217;s strength axis in accordance with US Product Standard 2-18,
Performance Standard for Wood Structured Panels. For purposes of this section
only, &#8220;oriented strand board&#8221; means a wood structural panel intended
as a covering material for roofs, subfloors, and walls when fastened to
supports.

B. No 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. No 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.

HISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 285.