W. Va. Code R. § 22-2-6

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 22-2-6 - Exceptions
6.1. Persons severing evergreen trees for sale during the traditional Christmas season shall be exempt from licensing for that activity.
6.2. Persons severing trees incidental to ground-disturbing construction activities shall be exempt from licensing for that activity provided that the wood products produced are not sold.
6.3. Persons severing trees incidental to the construction of access roads, well sites, gathering lines or transportation pipelines shall be exempt for that activity provided that the wood products produced are not sold.
6.4. Persons severing trees incidental to the construction of highways or public utility rights-of-way or for the maintenance of existing highways or public utility rights-of-way shall be exempt from licensing for that activity providing that the trees so severed are not sold.
6.5. Companies regulated by the federal energy regulatory commission shall be exempt from licensing for the severing of trees incidental to the purposes for which they are regulated.
6.6. An individual severing trees on the individual's own property with the intention of using the logs directly or for the manufacture of wood products for the personal use of the individual or the immediate family of the individual shall be exempt from licensing for that activity, provided that the individual does not have the severing conducted by a person whose business is the commercial severing or removal of trees.

W. Va. Code R. § 22-2-6