STATE STATUTES & CODES

WASHINGTON STATUTES AND CODES

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 -- 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 forest land to other use -- New applications -- Approval -- Emergencies.
• 76.09.063 - Forest practices permit -- Habitat incentives agreement.
• 76.09.065 - Forest practices application or notification -- Fee.
• 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 th
• 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.
• 76.09.285 - Water quality standards affected by forest practices.
• 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 forest landowners -- Alternate plan processes/alternate harvest restrictions -- Report to the legislature.
• 76.09.370 - Findings -- Forests and fish report -- Adoption of rules.
• 76.09.380 - Report to the legislature -- Emergency rules -- Permanent rules.
• 76.09.390 - Sale of land or timber rights with continuing obligations -- Notice -- Failure to notify -- Exemption.
• 76.09.400 - Forests and fish account -- Created.
• 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 forest landowner -- Fish passage barriers.
• 76.09.450 - Small forest landowner -- 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.
• 76.09.900 - 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.

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