To Notify DOF
Notify Online: Log in with Notification Account ID and Password at the left.
Notify by Phone: 1-800-939-LOGS (5647)
[A Notification Account ID number is required to use this 800-number service.]
Notification Account ID
To notify about logging operations in Virginia, a Notification Account ID number issued from the Virginia Department of Forestry is required.
Don't Have a Notification Account ID?
Register Online to Get an Account: https://dof.virginia.gov/logger-notification/
Register by Phone: call (434) 977-6555 during regular business hours (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
Failure to Notify Requirements and Penalties
Per the Silvicultural Water Quality Law, Code of Virginia §10.1-1181.2(H),
Notification of the Commercial Harvesting of Timber,
the State Forester has the authority to issue a Civil Penalty of $250 for the initial violation
and up to $1,000 for subsequent violations within a 24-month (2-year) period.
Notification is required by the Operator (as defined in the law)
and the Civil Penalty will be assessed against the Operator for failure to notify.
Notification must be received by the DOF within three (3) working days of the start of the logging operation,
or before completion if the operation will take less than three days to finish.