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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

4VAC10-30-60. Buildings, signs, structures, or other property.

A. No person shall injure, deface, disturb, destroy, or disfigure any part of any forest or any building, structure, sign, equipment, road, trail, field, parking area, or other property found in the forest.

B. The department may bill any damage to state forest buildings or structures that is not considered normal wear and tear to the person registering for the building or structure on an itemized cost basis in accordance with the reservation acknowledgment or reservation confirmation.

C. No temporary or permanent structure may be constructed unless by permit, except for a temporary tree stand or blind for the purpose of hunting, which may be placed in a manner that does not cause injury or damage to the tree and must be removed at the conclusion of the hunting season during which it was placed. Tree stands and blinds may be placed two weeks prior to the start of hunting season and must be removed one month after the end of the hunting season for which the structure was established, after which the department may remove and dispose of the structure.

D. The department shall not be responsible for any damage occurring to or injury resulting from the use of any temporary structure, stand, or concealment while on any state forest.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Former 4VAC5-40-60 derived from VR215-01-03; eff. October 14, 1970; renumbered as 4VAC10-30-60, 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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