2.2-1158 - Management, harvesting and sale of timber on lands under control of Division. - Virginia Statutes

§ 2.2-1158. Management, harvesting and sale of timber on lands under controlof Division.

The Division may manage and harvest timber on lands placed under its controlin accordance with the best timber management practices, after receiving theadvice of the State Forester. The Division may also sell the timber, butbefore the sale is made, the State Forester or his deputy shall furnish theDivision with an estimate of the value of the timber. In the event of sale,the proceeds shall first be used to defray the cost of the sale and the costof maintenance of the property from which the timber is removed and theremainder, if any, of the funds shall be deposited in the Forest Managementof State-owned Lands Fund created in § 10.1-1120.

(1968, c. 717, § 2.1-106.8; 1977, c. 672, § 2.1-513; 1980, c. 525; 2001, c.844.)