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Chapter 76.09 RCW

FOREST PRACTICES

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HTMLPDF 76.09.010Legislative finding and declaration.
HTMLPDF 76.09.020Definitions.
HTMLPDF 76.09.030Forest practices board—Created—Membership—Terms—Vacancies—Meetings—Compensation, travel expenses—Staff.
HTMLPDF 76.09.040Forest practices rules—Adoption—Review of proposed rules—Hearings—Fish protection standards—Program for the acquisition of riparian open space.
HTMLPDF 76.09.050Rules establishing classes of forest practices—Applications for classes of forest practices—Approval or disapproval—Notifications—Procedures—Appeals—Waiver.
HTMLPDF 76.09.055Findings—Emergency rule making authorized.
HTMLPDF 76.09.060Form and contents of notification and application—Reforestation requirements—Conversion of forestland to other use—New applications—Approval—Emergencies.
HTMLPDF 76.09.063Forest practices permit—Habitat incentives agreement.
HTMLPDF 76.09.065Fee for applications and notifications related to the commercial harvest of timber—Forest practices application account—Creation—Applications submitted to a local governmental entity.
HTMLPDF 76.09.067Application for forest practices—Owner of perpetual timber rights.
HTMLPDF 76.09.070Reforestation—Requirements—Procedures—Notification on sale or transfer.
HTMLPDF 76.09.080Stop work orders—Grounds—Contents—Procedure—Appeals.
HTMLPDF 76.09.090Notice of failure to comply—Contents—Procedures—Appeals—Hearing—Final order—Limitations on actions.
HTMLPDF 76.09.100Failure to comply with water quality protection—Department of ecology authorized to petition appeals board—Action on petition.
HTMLPDF 76.09.110Final orders or final decisions binding upon all parties.
HTMLPDF 76.09.120Failure of owner to take required course of action—Notice of cost—Department authorized to complete course of action—Liability of owner for costs—Lien.
HTMLPDF 76.09.130Failure to obey stop work order—Departmental action authorized—Liability of owner or operator for costs.
HTMLPDF 76.09.140Enforcement.
HTMLPDF 76.09.150Inspection—Right of entry.
HTMLPDF 76.09.160Right of entry by department of ecology.
HTMLPDF 76.09.170Violations—Conversion to nontimber operation—Penalties—Remission or mitigation—Appeals—Lien.
HTMLPDF 76.09.180Disposition of moneys received as penalties, reimbursement for damages.
HTMLPDF 76.09.190Additional penalty, gross misdemeanor.
HTMLPDF 76.09.205Appeals board review.
HTMLPDF 76.09.240Forest practices—County, city, or town to regulate—When—Adoption of development regulations—Enforcement—Technical assistance—Exceptions and limitations—Verification that land not subject to a notice of conversion to nonforestry uses—Reporting of information to the department of revenue.
HTMLPDF 76.09.250Policy for continuing program of orientation and training.
HTMLPDF 76.09.260Department to represent state's interest—Cooperation with other public agencies—Grants and gifts.
HTMLPDF 76.09.270Annual determination of state's research needs—Recommendations.
HTMLPDF 76.09.280Removal of log and debris jams from streams.
HTMLPDF 76.09.290Inspection of lands—Reforestation.
HTMLPDF 76.09.300Mass earth movements and fluvial processes—Program to correct hazardous conditions on sites associated with roads and railroad grades—Hazard-reduction plans.
HTMLPDF 76.09.305Advisory committee to review hazard-reduction plans authorized—Compensation, travel expenses.
HTMLPDF 76.09.310Hazard-reduction program—Notice to landowners within areas selected for review—Proposed plans—Objections to plan, procedure—Final plans—Appeal.
HTMLPDF 76.09.315Implementation of hazard-reduction measures—Election—Notice and application for cost-sharing funds—Inspection—Letter of compliance—Limitations on liability.
HTMLPDF 76.09.320Implementation of hazard-reduction program—Cost sharing by department—Limitations.
HTMLPDF 76.09.330Legislative findings—Liability from naturally falling trees required to be left standing.
HTMLPDF 76.09.340Certain forest practices exempt from rules and policies under this chapter.
HTMLPDF 76.09.350Long-term multispecies landscape management plans—Pilot projects, selection—Plan approval, elements—Notice of agreement recorded—Memorandums of agreements—Report, evaluation.
HTMLPDF 76.09.360Single multiyear permit.
HTMLPDF 76.09.368Intent—Small forestland owners—Alternate plan processes/alternate harvest restrictions—Report to the legislature.
HTMLPDF 76.09.370Findings—Forests and fish report—Adoption of rules.
HTMLPDF 76.09.390Sale of land or timber rights with continuing obligations—Notice—Failure to notify—Exemption.
HTMLPDF 76.09.405Forest and fish support account—Created.
HTMLPDF 76.09.410Road maintenance and abandonment plans—Fish passage barriers.
HTMLPDF 76.09.420Road maintenance and abandonment plans—Rules—Checklist—Report to the legislature—Emergency rules.
HTMLPDF 76.09.430Application to RCW 76.13.150.
HTMLPDF 76.09.440Small forestland owner—Fish passage barriers.
HTMLPDF 76.09.450Small forestland owner—Defined.
HTMLPDF 76.09.460Notice of conversion to nonforestry use—Denial of permits or approvals by the county, city, town, or regional governmental entity—Enforcement.
HTMLPDF 76.09.470Conversion of land to nonforestry use—Action required of landowner—Action required of county, city, town, or regional governmental entity.
HTMLPDF 76.09.480Identification of projects that mitigate infrastructure and noninfrastructure development.
HTMLPDF 76.09.490Forest practices hydraulic project—Department may request information/technical assistance from the department of fish and wildlife—Concurrence review process.
HTMLPDF 76.09.500Programmatic safe harbor agreement for the northern spotted owl—Department's authority—Rule making—Review of decisions.
HTMLPDF 76.09.900Short title.
HTMLPDF 76.09.905Air pollution laws not modified.
HTMLPDF 76.09.910Shoreline management act, hydraulics act, other statutes and ordinances not modified—Exceptions.
HTMLPDF 76.09.915Repeal and savings.
HTMLPDF 76.09.920Application for extension of prior permits.
HTMLPDF 76.09.925Effective dates—1974 ex.s. c 137.
HTMLPDF 76.09.935Severability—1974 ex.s. c 137.

Notes:

Chapter 76.09 RCW to be used to satisfy federal water pollution act requirements: RCW 90.48.425.