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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Agency 10. Department of Forestry
Chapter 30. Virginia State Forests Regulations
10/31/2025

4VAC10-30-40. Permits.

A. The department may issue a permit for activities otherwise prohibited in this chapter.

1. Use permits: A Virginia State Forest Use Permit is required for certain activities allowed by the department and authorized by law. The department may charge a fee for the Virginia State Forest Use Permit in accordance with § 10.1-1152 of the Code of Virginia. The holder of a Virginia State Forest Use Permit must always abide by the conditions and restrictions associated with the Virginia State Forest Use Permit and its associated activity. A State Forest Use Permit shall be valid for one year from the date of purchase.

2. Conditional activity permit: A State Forest Conditional Activity Permit grants authority to individuals or groups for specific activities that are otherwise prohibited on state forest property. An application for permit shall be made on a form prescribed by the department and shall be valid only for the period of time that appears on the Conditional Activity Permit.

3. Organized event permit: An Organized Event Permit grants organizers of a specific group the authority to conduct an organized event on state forest property. An Organized Event Permit shall be made on a form prescribed by the department and shall be valid only for the period of time that appears on the Organized Event Permit. The department may charge a fee for the Organized Event Permit in accordance with § 10.1-1152 of the Code of Virginia. This fee eliminates the requirement for one-time users participating in an organized event to obtain an annual Virginia State Forest Use Permit or a State Forest Conditional Activity Permit. The State Forests Superintendent may waive fees.

B. Any violation by a permit holder or agents or employees of the permit holder of any term or condition of the permit shall constitute grounds for permit revocation by the department or its authorized representative.

In case of revocation of any permit, all moneys paid for or on account of the permit shall, at the option of the department, be forfeited to and be retained by the department. The permit holder and any agents and employees who violated terms and conditions shall be jointly and severally liable to the department for all damages and loss suffered by the department in addition to money forfeited and retained. Neither the forfeiture and retention by the department of the whole or any part of the moneys paid for the permit, nor the recovery or collection of damages shall in any manner relieve persons from liability to punishment for any violation of any provision of any Virginia State Forests Regulation.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Former 4VAC5-40-40 derived from VR215-01-03; eff. October 14, 1970; renumbered as 4VAC10-30-40, Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 21, eff. July 26, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 4, eff. November 19, 2015; Volume 42, Issue 1, eff. October 9, 2025.

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