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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>358122</law_id><section_number>3.2-5642</section_number><catch_line>Determining number of board feet in tree or log</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="5" identifier="3.2">Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="IV">Food and Drink; Weights and Measures</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="8" identifier="56">Weights and Measures</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The standard rule for determining the number of <span class="dictionary">board</span> feet in a tree or log in the Commonwealth shall be the &#x201C;International 1/4 Inch Log Rule.&#x201D; The provisions of this section shall not prevent the buyer and the seller from agreeing that some other unit of measurement shall be used to determine the number of <span class="dictionary">board</span> feet in trees or logs, provided that such other unit of measurement is specified in a written <span class="dictionary">contract</span> between them.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7;&#xA7; 3-109.39, 59-101.2; 1960, c. 242; 1962, c. 298; 1966, c. 702, &#xA7; 3.1-957; 1993, c. 604; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
