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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

4VAC10-30-50. Preservation of the forest.

A. No person shall remove, destroy, deface, cut down, scar, mutilate, injure, take, or gather in any manner any tree, flower, artifact, fern, shrub, rock, or other plant or mineral in any forest, except for botanical or mineral rock collection and then only with approval of the State Forests Superintendent.

B. Edible fruits, berries, fungi, or nuts may be collected for personal or individual use only.

C. Silvicultural activities performed in accordance with an approved prescription by the State Forests Superintendent are exempt from the provisions of this section.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Former 4VAC5-40-50 derived from VR215-01-03; eff. October 14, 1970; renumbered as 4VAC10-30-50, Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 21, eff. July 26, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 1, eff. October 9, 2025.

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