SB252: Century forest program; State Forester to establish program to honor certain families, eligibility.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 3.2-105 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 10.1-1105.1 as follows:
§ 3.2-105. Century farm program.
The Commissioner shall establish a century farm program to
honor farm families in the Commonwealth whose property has been in the same
family for 100 years or more. In order to be eligible for recognition under the
program, a farm shall: (i) have been owned by the same family for at
least 100 consecutive years; (ii) be lived on, or actually farmed, by,
a descendent descendant of the original owners; and (iii) gross
more than $2,500 annually from the sale of farm products. At the discretion
of the Commissioner, a farm that does not gross more than $2,500 annually but
is being used for a bona fide silvicultural purpose may be recognized under the
program.
§ 10.1-1105.1. Century forest program.
The State Forester shall establish and administer a century forest program to honor families in the Commonwealth whose property has been in the same family for 100 years or more and includes at least 20 contiguous acres of managed forest. In order to be eligible for recognition under the program, a property shall (i) have been owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years; (ii) be lived on, or actually managed by, a descendant of the original owners; and (iii) have a documented history of timber harvests or forest management activities.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 3.2-105 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 10.1-1105.1 as follows:
§ 3.2-105. Century farm program.
The Commissioner shall establish a century farm program to
honor farm families in the Commonwealth whose property has been in the same
family for 100 years or more. In order to be eligible for recognition under the
program, a farm shall: (i) have been owned by the same family for at
least 100 consecutive years; (ii) be lived on, or actually farmed, by,
a descendent descendant of the original owners; and (iii) gross
more than $2,500 annually from the sale of farm products. At the discretion
of the Commissioner, a farm that does not gross more than $2,500 annually but
is being used for a bona fide silvicultural purpose may be recognized under the
program.
§ 10.1-1105.1. Century forest program.
The State Forester shall establish and administer a century
forest program to honor families in the Commonwealth whose property has been in
the same family for 100 years or more and includes at least 20 contiguous acres
of managed forest. In order to be eligible for recognition under the program, a
property shall (i) have been owned by the same family for at least 100
consecutive years; (ii) be lived on, or actually managed by, a descendant of
the original owners; and (iii) [ be covered by a
professional forest management plan designed to meet the landowner's forest
management goals have a
documented history of timber harvests or forest management activities
] .
SENATE BILL NO. 252
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 3.2-105 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 10.1-1105.1 as follows:
§ 3.2-105. Century farm program.
The Commissioner shall establish a century farm program to
honor farm families in the Commonwealth whose property has been in the same
family for 100 years or more. In order to be eligible for recognition under the
program, a farm shall:
(i) have been owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years; (ii)
be lived on, or actually farmed, by, a
descendent descendant
of the original owners; and (iii) gross more than $2,500 annually from the sale
of farm products. At the discretion of
the Commissioner, a farm that does not gross more than $2,500 annually but is
being used for a bona fide silvicultural purpose may be recognized under the
program.
§ 10.1-1105.1. Century forest program.
The State Forester shall establish and administer a century forest program to honor families in the Commonwealth whose property has been in the same family for 100 years or more and includes at least 20 contiguous acres of managed forest. In order to be eligible for recognition under the program, a property shall (i) have been owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years; (ii) be lived on, or actually managed by, a descendant of the original owners; and (iii) be covered by a professional forest management plan designed to meet the landowner's forest management goals.