Notification of Logging Operation

To notify by phone: 1.800.939.LOGS (1.800.939.5647)

Civil Penalty for Failure to Notify the State Forester of Commercial Timber Harvesting Operation
Effective July 1, 2002

The 2002 session of Virginia's General Assembly made changes to the Silvicultural Water Quality Law, Code of Virginia §10.1-1181.2(H) related to Notification of the Commercial Harvesting of Timber. This change gives the State Forester the authority to issue a Civil Penalty of $250 for the initial violation and up to $1,000 for subsequent violations within a 24-month (2-year) period.

The Notification is required by the Operator (as defined in the law) and the Civil Penalty will be assessed against the Operator for failure to notify.

Notification must be received by the Virginia Department of Forestry within three working days of the start of the logging operation, or before completion if the operation will take less than three days to finish.

Form: Notification of Logging Operation

Note: Incomplete or inaccurate information will be considered as non-notification and will result in legal action by the VDOF.

- items in bold type are required information.

City/County where logging will occur:
select one

Location of logging:
For the site you are logging, provide:

State Route Number
nearest intersection to logging location
distance and direction from that intersection to logging location
(Example: "Job is on Rt. 250 about 8 miles east of intersection with Rt. 208.")

Date logging will begin (mm/dd/yyyy):

Estimated size of logging operation (acres):

Name:

Phone:

Email Address:

Address:

(Address 2)

City:

State:

Zip Code:

Optional Information

(provide the following information if available)

Landowner:
Name:

Phone:

Consulting Forester:
Name:

Phone:

Industry Forester:
Name:

Employer:

Phone:

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