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2019 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 10.1-1181.9 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 10.1-1181.9. Requirements for forester title.
A. In order to use the title of forester in connection
with any practice of forestry, the person shall (i) hold a
baccalaureate or higher degree from an a public or private
institution of higher education curriculum, having completed a degree
program that (a) is accredited by the Society of American Foresters (the
Society) and such degree curriculum shall meet (b) meets the
minimum education criterion criteria set forth by the Society in
the fields of forest ecology and biology, management of forest resources, and
forest resources policy and administration or (ii) have met the educational
criteria for Certified Forester as reviewed and officially recognized in
writing by the Society.
B. No person shall be appointed by the Governor to serve as State Forester unless he meets the requirements of clause (i) of subsection A.