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Firewood The Virginia Department of Agncuiture and Consumer Services (VDACSi is responsible tor the regulation of fuel wood sales According to their standards, all bulk deliveries of tee wood tor home heating must be measured m cords, or tractions or multiples of a cord Section !5 2 of VDACS Regulation 115-0* 04 specifies that wood for use as fuel m bulk form shall be advertised. offered tor sale and sold only by measure using the term cord and fractional parts of a cord, or the cubic meter Virginia law prohibits the use of terms such as face cord, rack, or pile when advertising, offering tor sale, or selling wood tor use as fuel If the buyer visually inspects a truckload of wood and agrees to a selling price tar that toad, the term truckload may be used A standard pick up truck usually holds about twothirds of a cord The Regulation defines a cord as the amount of wood contained m a space of 12€ cubic feet with the pieces ranked in rows touching and parallel to each other stacked compactly A standard cord measures 8 feet tong by 4 feet high and 4 feet wide The Regulation’ atep requires presentation of a delivery ticket or sales invoice stating quantity and price upon delivery by the seller to the purchaser Failure to comply with this Regulation >s a Class A misdemeanor The law also requires that the seller present a delivery ticket or sales invoice

upon delivery of any nonpackaged fireplace or stove wood In addition to the seller s name and address the ticket must contain the purchaser s name and address, the date ot delivery the quantity delivered the quantity upon which the price »s based (it it differs from the delivery quantity). and the total pnce of the amount delivered To file a complaint, contact our Office of Product and Industry Standards Weights & Measures Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services toll free at 1-800-552-9963

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