Title 10.1, Conservation

The State Forester shall submit a written report on the operation of the Office by December 1 of each year to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources. The prov…

In preparing its report on each major state project, as required in Article 2 (§ 10.1-1188 et seq.) of Chapter 11.1, each state agency shall demonstrate that it has considered the impact that project would have on the availability of working farm and forest lands as required in §…

A. In preparing environmental impact reports in accordance with § 10.1-1119.6, state agencies shall consider the impact of the major state project on all farm and forest lands that: 1. Have soil classified as capability class I, II, III, or IV; 2. Have an exceptional combination …

As used in this article unless the context requires a different meaning: "Certified prescribed burn manager" means any person who has successfully completed a certification process established by the State Forester under § 10.1-1150.2. "Prescribed burning" means the controlled ap…

The State Forester shall develop and administer a certification process and training course for any individual who desires to become a certified prescribed burn manager. The training program shall include the following subjects: the legal aspects of prescribed burning, fire behav…

To be certified as a prescribed burn manager, a person shall: 1. Successfully complete all components of the prescribed burn course developed by the State Forester and pass the examination developed for the course; 2. Successfully complete a training course comparable to that dev…

Prescribed burning shall be performed in the following manner: 1. A prescription for the prescribed burn shall be prepared by a certified prescribed burn manager prior to the burn. The prescription shall include: (i) the landowner's name, address, and telephone number, and the te…

A. Any prescribed burning conducted in compliance with the requirements of this article, state air pollution control laws, and any rules adopted by the Virginia Department of Forestry shall be in the public interest and shall not constitute a nuisance. B. Any landowner or his age…

If the actions of any certified prescribed burn manager or the prescriptions prepared by him violate any provision of this article, state air pollution control laws, or Virginia Department of Forestry rules or threaten public health and safety, his certification may be revoked by…