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HOUSE BILL NO. 737 Offered January 22, 1996 A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-1171 of the Code of Virginia, relating to reforestation of timberlands. ----------
Patrons-- Ruff, Abbitt, Bennett, Bloxom, Cooper, Councill, Crouch, Davies, Dudley, Hargrove, Ingram, Katzen, Landes, Orrock and Weatherholtz; Senators: Bolling and Williams
---------- Referred to Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 10.1-1171 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 10.1-1171. Exceptions.

A. The provisions of this article shall not apply to any acre or part of an acre to which §§ 10.1-1164, 10.1-1165 and subsections A and C of § 10.1-1163 apply, except that if a natural catastrophe occurs, the State Forester may approve projects for reforestation of timberlands or for forested stands requiring sanitation and salvage cuttings.

B. The provisions of this A. This article shall not apply to any tract of land in excess of 500 acres under the sole ownership of an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, association, or any other business unit, device, or arrangement.

CB. This article shall not apply to any acre or part of an acre on which the landowner is receiving federal financial assistance for growing timber.