RCW 43.30.450
Right of entry in course of duty by representatives of department.
Any authorized assistants, employees, agents, appointees, or representatives of the department may, in the course of their inspection and enforcement duties as provided for in chapters 76.04, 76.06, 76.09, and 76.36 RCW, enter upon any lands, real estate, waters, or premises except the dwelling house or appurtenant buildings in this state whether public or private and remain thereon while performing such duties. Similar entry by the department may be made for the purpose of making examinations, locations, surveys, and/or appraisals of all lands under the management and jurisdiction of the department; or for making examinations, appraisals and, after five days' written notice to the landowner, making surveys for the purpose of possible acquisition of property to provide public access to public lands. In no event other than an emergency such as firefighting shall motor vehicles be used to cross a field customarily cultivated, without prior consent of the owner. None of the entries herein provided for shall constitute trespass, but nothing contained herein shall limit or diminish any liability which would otherwise exist as a result of the acts or omissions of the department or its representatives.
[ 2003 c 334 § 204; 2000 c 11 § 1; 1983 c 3 § 194; 1971 ex.s. c 49 § 1; 1963 c 100 § 1. Formerly RCW 76.01.060.]
NOTES:
Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 43 - State Government—Executive
Chapter 43.30 - Department of Natural Resources.
43.30.030 - Department created.
43.30.035 - Environmental justice obligations of the department of natural resources.
43.30.055 - Employees—Applicability of merit system.
43.30.105 - Administrator of department.
43.30.111 - Local wildland fire liaison.
43.30.155 - Supervisor of natural resources—Appointment.
43.30.205 - Board of natural resources—Composition.
43.30.215 - Powers and duties of board.
43.30.225 - Board's duties—Meetings—Organization.
43.30.291 - Board on geographic names—Created—Duties.
43.30.292 - Board on geographic names—Committee on geographic names—Committee membership.
43.30.293 - Committee on geographic names—Meetings—Rules—Reports and recommendations.
43.30.295 - Board on geographic names—Administrative services—Custodian of records.
43.30.305 - Natural resources equipment fund—Authorized—Purposes—Expenditure.
43.30.315 - Natural resources equipment fund—Reimbursement.
43.30.325 - Deposit of money and fees—Natural resources deposit fund—Repayments.
43.30.340 - Federal funds for management and protection of forests, forest and range lands.
43.30.360 - Clarke-McNary fund.
43.30.370 - Cooperative farm forestry funds.
43.30.385 - Parkland trust revolving fund.
43.30.411 - Department to exercise powers and duties—Indemnification of private parties.
43.30.440 - Oaths may be administered by supervisor and deputies.
43.30.450 - Right of entry in course of duty by representatives of department.
43.30.480 - Watershed restoration projects—Permit processing.
43.30.490 - Cost-reimbursement agreements.
43.30.510 - Administrator may designate substitute for member of board, commission, etc.
43.30.530 - Real property—Services and facilities available to other state agencies, cost.
43.30.540 - Acting as harbor line commission.
43.30.545 - Washington conservation corps.
43.30.555 - Geoduck harvest safety committee.
43.30.560 - Geoduck diver safety program—Rule-making authority—Limitation on civil suit or action.
43.30.565 - Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Review of vessel's physical condition.
43.30.570 - Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Further requirements.
43.30.575 - Wildfire areas—Funding wildfire risk reduction in certain counties.
43.30.580 - Wildland urban interface areas—Grant program.
43.30.582 - Marbled murrelet conservation strategy—Reports.
43.30.583 - Marbled murrelet advisory committee.
43.30.600 - State geological survey.
43.30.630 - Sealing of open holes and mine shafts.
43.30.640 - Mine owners—Maps of property surface and underground workings—Filing.
43.30.650 - Gifts and bequests relating to mining.
43.30.660 - Collection of minerals for exhibition.
43.30.700 - Powers of department—Forested lands.
43.30.720 - Use of proceeds specified.
43.30.800 - Olympic natural resources center—Finding, intent.
43.30.810 - Olympic natural resources center—Purpose, programs.
43.30.820 - Olympic natural resources center—Administration—Policy advisory board.
43.30.830 - Olympic natural resources center—Funding—Contracts.