Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 76.09 - Forest Practices.
76.09.905 - Air pollution laws not modified.

Revised Code of Washington

Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products

Chapter 76.09 - Forest Practices.

76.09.010 - Legislative finding and declaration.

76.09.020 - Definitions.

76.09.030 - Forest practices board—Created—Membership—Terms—Vacancies—Meetings—Compensation, travel expenses—Staff.

76.09.040 - Forest practices rules—Adoption—Review of proposed rules—Hearings—Fish protection standards—Program for the acquisition of riparian open space.

76.09.050 - Rules establishing classes of forest practices—Applications for classes of forest practices—Approval or disapproval—Notifications—Procedures—Appeals—Waiver.

76.09.055 - Findings—Emergency rule making authorized.

76.09.060 - Form and contents of notification and application—Reforestation requirements—Conversion of forestland to other use—New applications—Approval—Emergencies.

76.09.063 - Forest practices permit—Habitat incentives agreement.

76.09.065 - Fee for applications and notifications related to the commercial harvest of timber—Forest practices application account—Creation—Applications submitted to a local governmental entity.

76.09.067 - Application for forest practices—Owner of perpetual timber rights.

76.09.070 - Reforestation—Requirements—Procedures—Notification on sale or transfer.

76.09.080 - Stop work orders—Grounds—Contents—Procedure—Appeals.

76.09.090 - Notice of failure to comply—Contents—Procedures—Appeals—Hearing—Final order—Limitations on actions.

76.09.100 - Failure to comply with water quality protection—Department of ecology authorized to petition appeals board—Action on petition.

76.09.110 - Final orders or final decisions binding upon all parties.

76.09.120 - Failure of owner to take required course of action—Notice of cost—Department authorized to complete course of action—Liability of owner for costs—Lien.

76.09.130 - Failure to obey stop work order—Departmental action authorized—Liability of owner or operator for costs.

76.09.140 - Enforcement.

76.09.150 - Inspection—Right of entry.

76.09.160 - Right of entry by department of ecology.

76.09.170 - Violations—Conversion to nontimber operation—Penalties—Remission or mitigation—Appeals—Lien.

76.09.180 - Disposition of moneys received as penalties, reimbursement for damages.

76.09.190 - Additional penalty, gross misdemeanor.

76.09.205 - Appeals board review.

76.09.240 - Forest 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—Repor...

76.09.250 - Policy for continuing program of orientation and training.

76.09.260 - Department to represent state's interest—Cooperation with other public agencies—Grants and gifts.

76.09.270 - Annual determination of state's research needs—Recommendations.

76.09.280 - Removal of log and debris jams from streams.

76.09.290 - Inspection of lands—Reforestation.

76.09.300 - Mass earth movements and fluvial processes—Program to correct hazardous conditions on sites associated with roads and railroad grades—Hazard-reduction plans.

76.09.305 - Advisory committee to review hazard-reduction plans authorized—Compensation, travel expenses.

76.09.310 - Hazard-reduction program—Notice to landowners within areas selected for review—Proposed plans—Objections to plan, procedure—Final plans—Appeal.

76.09.315 - Implementation of hazard-reduction measures—Election—Notice and application for cost-sharing funds—Inspection—Letter of compliance—Limitations on liability.

76.09.320 - Implementation of hazard-reduction program—Cost sharing by department—Limitations.

76.09.330 - Legislative findings—Liability from naturally falling trees required to be left standing.

76.09.340 - Certain forest practices exempt from rules and policies under this chapter.

76.09.350 - Long-term multispecies landscape management plans—Pilot projects, selection—Plan approval, elements—Notice of agreement recorded—Memorandums of agreements—Report, evaluation.

76.09.360 - Single multiyear permit.

76.09.368 - Intent—Small forestland owners—Alternate plan processes/alternate harvest restrictions—Report to the legislature.

76.09.370 - Findings—Forests and fish report—Adoption of rules.

76.09.390 - Sale of land or timber rights with continuing obligations—Notice—Failure to notify—Exemption.

76.09.405 - Forest and fish support account—Created.

76.09.410 - Road maintenance and abandonment plans—Fish passage barriers.

76.09.420 - Road maintenance and abandonment plans—Rules—Checklist—Report to the legislature—Emergency rules.

76.09.430 - Application to RCW 76.13.150.

76.09.440 - Small forestland owner—Fish passage barriers.

76.09.450 - Small forestland owner—Defined.

76.09.460 - Notice of conversion to nonforestry use—Denial of permits or approvals by the county, city, town, or regional governmental entity—Enforcement.

76.09.470 - Conversion of land to nonforestry use—Action required of landowner—Action required of county, city, town, or regional governmental entity.

76.09.480 - Identification of projects that mitigate infrastructure and noninfrastructure development.

76.09.490 - Forest practices hydraulic project—Department may request information/technical assistance from the department of fish and wildlife—Concurrence review process.

76.09.900 - Short title.

76.09.905 - Air pollution laws not modified.

76.09.910 - Shoreline management act, hydraulics act, other statutes and ordinances not modified—Exceptions.

76.09.915 - Repeal and savings.

76.09.920 - Application for extension of prior permits.

76.09.925 - Effective dates—1974 ex.s. c 137.

76.09.935 - Severability—1974 ex.s. c 137.