Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0080 - Department of Agriculture
Subtitle 0080-07 - Forestry
Chapter 0080-07-07 - Native Species Lumber
Section 0080-07-07-.07 - TALLY

Current through September 24, 2024

Lumber volume is measured in Board Feet, which is a unit equal to a piece one inch thick and one-foot square. Lumber volume can be tallied as:

(1) Board Feet (BF) = (nominal thickness [inches] x nominal width [inches] x standard length [feet])/12.

(2) Fractions can be rounded to the nearest 1/10th of a board foot. Table 3 lists some board foot volumes for lumber of common sizes.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-203 and 43-28-313.

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