West Virginia § 20-3-12 Timberland and forest land defined

West Virginia Statutes

§ 20-3-12 — Timberland and forest land defined

West Virginia § 20-3-12

Ch. 20NATURAL RESOURCES

Art. 3FORESTS AND WILDLIFE AREAS

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W. Va. Code § 20-3-12 (2026).

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For the purpose of this chapter, any land shall be considered timberland or forest land which has enough timber standing or down to constitute, in the judgment of the department, a fire menace to itself or adjoining lands: Provided, That nothing in this section contained shall be construed to include lands under cultivation or in grass, unless a fire thereon would imperil such lands or adjoining lands.

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For the purpose of this chapter, any land shall be considered timberland or forest land which has enough timber standing or down to constitute, in the judgment of the department, a fire menace to itself or adjoining lands: Provided, That nothing in this section contained shall be construed to include lands under cultivation or in grass, unless a fire thereon would imperil such lands or adjoining lands.