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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 447<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapter 158<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1371965,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345495,"identifier":"10.1-1181.9","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/13\/10.1-1181.9","url":"\/10.1-1181.9\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1181.9\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11\/13\/10.1-1181.9","dublin_core":{"Title":"Requirements for forester title","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1181.9","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In order<\/span> to use the title of forester<\/span> in connection with any practice of forestry<\/span>, the person shall (i) hold a baccalaureate or higher degree from a public or private institution of higher education, having completed a degree program that (a) is accredited by the Society of American Foresters<\/span> (the Society) and (b) meets the minimum education criteria set forth by the Society in the fields of forest ecology and biology, management of forest resources, and forest resources policy and administration or (ii) have met the educational criteria for Certified Forester<\/span> as reviewed and officially recognized in writing by the Society. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No person shall be appointed by the Governor to serve as State Forester<\/span> unless he meets the requirements of clause (i) of subsection A. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIREMENTS FOR FORESTER TITLE (\u00a7 10.1-1181.9)\n\nA. In order to use the title of forester in connection with any practice of\nforestry, the person shall (i) hold a baccalaureate or higher degree from a\npublic or private institution of higher education, having completed a degree\nprogram that (a) is accredited by the Society of American Foresters (the\nSociety) and (b) meets the minimum education criteria set forth by the Society\nin the fields of forest ecology and biology, management of forest resources, and\nforest resources policy and administration or (ii) have met the educational\ncriteria for Certified Forester as reviewed and officially recognized in writing\nby the Society.\n\nB. No person shall be appointed by the Governor to serve as State Forester\nunless he meets the requirements of clause (i) of subsection A.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 447; 2019, c. 158.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}