A. Any person who knowingly and willfully takes, steals, and removes from the lands of another any timber growing, standing, or lying on the lands is guilty of larceny. Any person so convicted shall be ordered to pay restitution calculated pursuant to § 55.1-2836.
B. In a criminal prosecution pursuant to subsection A, it shall be prima facie evidence of the intent to steal the timber if the timber was harvested or removed from property marked with readily visible paint marks not more than 100 feet apart on trees or posts along the property line, where the paint marks were vertical lines at least two inches in width and at least eight inches in length and the center of the mark was not less than three feet nor more than six feet from the ground or normal water surface.
2004, cc. 604, 615, § 55-334.1; 2019, c. 712.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances
Chapter 28 - Trespasses; Fences
§ 55.1-2802. Unlawful to sell other controlling devices unless they meet certain standards
§ 55.1-2804. Description of lawful fence
§ 55.1-2805. Proceeding to declare stream of water or canal a lawful fence
§ 55.1-2806. Boundary lines of certain low grounds on James River a lawful fence
§ 55.1-2807. Statutes declaring watercourses lawful fences continued
§ 55.1-2808. Property owner may place cattle guards or gates across right-of-way
§ 55.1-2810. Damages for trespass by animals; punitive and double damages
§ 55.1-2812. Impounding animals
§ 55.1-2813. Duty to issue warrant when animal impounded
§ 55.1-2814. How governing body of county may make local fence law
§ 55.1-2815. Effect of such law on certain fences
§ 55.1-2816. Application to railroad companies
§ 55.1-2817. No authority to adopt more stringent fence laws
§ 55.1-2818. Effect on existing fence laws or no-fence laws
§ 55.1-2819. Lands under quarantine
§ 55.1-2820. When unlawful for animals to run at large
§ 55.1-2821. Obligation to provide division fences
§ 55.1-2822. When no division fence has been built
§ 55.1-2823. When division fence already built
§ 55.1-2824. Recovery of amount due in connection with division fence
§ 55.1-2825. Requirements for agreement to bind successors in title; subsequent owners
§ 55.1-2827. Courts to fix boundaries of villages to prevent animals from running at large
§ 55.1-2828. Petition for action to fix boundaries of village or unincorporated community
§ 55.1-2829. Entry of order if petition not contested
§ 55.1-2830. Procedure in case of contest
§ 55.1-2832. Animals shall not run at large after entry of order
§ 55.1-2834. Owner of domesticated livestock liable for trespasses
§ 55.1-2835. Damages recoverable for timber cutting
§ 55.1-2836. Procedure for determination of damage
§ 55.1-2837. When person damaged may proceed in court
§ 55.1-2838. Larceny of timber; penalty
§ 55.1-2839. Larceny of timber; failure to remit payment to owner; penalty
§ 55.1-2840. Load tickets required for certain sales of timber; penalty