BILL REQ. #:  S-1248.2 

Read first time 02/02/2007.   Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation.

     AN ACT Relating to specialized forest products and specialty wood; amending RCW 76.48.010, 76.48.020, 76.48.030, 76.48.050, 76.48.060, 76.48.070, 76.48.075, 76.48.094, 76.48.096, 76.48.098, 76.48.100, 76.48.110, 76.48.120, 76.48.150, and 76.48.200; adding new sections to chapter 76.48 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 76.48.010 and 1967 ex.s. c 47 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     It is in the public interest of this state to protect a great natural resource and to provide a high degree of protection to the landowners of the state of Washington from the theft of specialized forest products and specialty wood.

Sec. 2   RCW 76.48.020 and 2005 c 401 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Authorization" means a properly completed preprinted form authorizing the transportation or possession of Christmas trees which contains the information required by RCW 76.48.080, a sample of which is filed before the harvesting occurs with the sheriff of the county in which the harvesting is to occur.
     (2) "Bill of lading" means a written or printed itemized list or statement of particulars pertinent to the transportation or possession of a specialized forest product.
     (3) "Cascara bark" means the bark of a Cascara tree (Rhumnus purshiana).
     (4) "Cedar" means western red cedar (Thuja plicata).
     (5) "Cedar processor" means any person who purchases, takes, or retains possession of cedar products or cedar salvage for later sale in the same or modified form as processed cedar products following removal and delivery from the land where harvested.
     (((5))) (6) "Cedar products" means cedar shakeboards, shake and shingle bolts, and rounds one to three feet in length.
     (((6))) (7) "Cedar salvage" means cedar chunks, slabs, stumps, and logs having a volume greater than one cubic foot and being harvested or transported from areas not associated with the concurrent logging of timber stands (a) under a forest practices application approved or notification received by the department of natural resources, or (b) under a contract or permit issued by an agency of the United States government. However, the harvest, possession, or transportation of three or fewer cedar logs, each eight feet or less in length, shall be considered harvest, possession, or transportation of specialty wood.
     (((7))) (8) "Christmas trees" means any evergreen trees or the top thereof((,)) and of such a height and appearance as to be commonly known as Christmas trees, with limbs and branches, with or without roots, including fir, pine, spruce, cedar, and other coniferous species.
     (((8))) (9) "Cut or picked evergreen foliage," commonly known as brush, means evergreen boughs, huckleberry, salal, fern, Oregon grape, rhododendron, mosses, and bear grass((, scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius), and other cut or picked evergreen products)). "Cut or picked evergreen foliage" does not mean cones, berries, any foliage that does not remain green year-round, or seeds.
     (((9))) (10) "Harvest" means to separate, by cutting, prying, picking, peeling, breaking, pulling, splitting, or otherwise removing, a specialized forest product or specialty wood (a) from its physical connection or contact with the land or vegetation upon which it is or was growing or (b) from the position in which it is lying upon the land.
     (((10))) (11) "Harvest site" means each location where one or more persons are engaged in harvesting specialized forest products or specialty wood close enough to each other that communication can be conducted with an investigating law enforcement officer in a normal conversational tone.
     (((11))) (12) "Landowner" means, with regard to real property, the private owner, the state of Washington or any political subdivision, the federal government, or a person who by deed, contract, or lease has authority to harvest and sell forest products of the property. "Landowner" does not include the purchaser or successful high bidder at a public or private timber sale.
     (((12))) (13) "Native ornamental trees and shrubs" means any trees or shrubs which are not nursery grown and which have been removed from the ground with the roots intact.
     (((13) "Permit area" means a designated tract of land that may contain single or multiple harvest sites.))
     (14) "Person" includes the plural and all corporations, foreign or domestic, copartnerships, firms, and associations of persons.
     (15) "Processed cedar products" means cedar shakes, shingles, fence posts, hop poles, pickets, stakes, rails, or rounds less than one foot in length.
     (16) "Sheriff" means, for the purpose of validating specialized forest products permits, the county sheriff, deputy sheriff, or an authorized employee of the sheriff's office or an agent of the office.
     (17) "Specialized forest products" means Christmas trees, native ornamental trees and shrubs, cut or picked evergreen foliage, cedar products, cedar salvage, processed cedar products, ((specialty wood,)) wild edible mushrooms, and Cascara bark.
     (18) "Specialized forest products permit" means a printed document in a form printed by the department of natural resources, or true copy thereof, that is signed by a landowner or his or her authorized agent or representative, referred to in this chapter as "((permittors)) permitters" and validated by the county sheriff and authorizes a designated person, referred to in this chapter as "permittee," who has also signed the permit, to harvest, possess, and transport a designated specialized forest product from land owned or controlled and specified by the ((permittor)) permitter and that is located in the county where the permit is issued.
     (19)(a) "Specialty wood" means ((wood that is)):
     (((a) In logs less than eight feet in length, chunks, slabs, stumps, or burls; and
     (b) One or more of the following:
     (i) Of the species western red cedar, Englemann spruce, Sitka spruce, big leaf maple, or western red alder;
     (ii) Without knots in a portion of the surface area at least twenty-one inches long and seven and a quarter inches wide when measured from the outer surface toward the center; or
     (iii) Suitable for the purposes of making musical instruments or ornamental boxes.))
     (i) Wood of the species western red cedar, Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii), Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), big leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum), or red alder (Alnus rubra) that is:
     (A) In logs less than eight feet in length; or
     (B) In slabs at least twenty-one inches long and seven and one-quarter inches wide when measured from the outer surface toward the center, without knots in a portion of the surface area, and suitable for the purposes of making musical instruments;
     (ii) Cedar or maple burls;
     (iii) Cedar stumps; or
     (iv) Three or fewer cedar logs, each eight feet or less in length.
     (b) "Specialty wood" does not include western red cedar logs, chunks, or stumps that can be processed into cedar products, which are subject to the requirements listed in this chapter for the harvest, possession, and transportation of cedar as specialized forest products.
     (20) "Specialty wood buyer" means the first person that receives any specialty wood product after it leaves the harvest site.
     (21) "Specialty wood processor" means any person who purchases, takes, or retains possession of specialty wood products or specialty wood salvage for later sale in the same or modified form following removal and delivery from the land where harvested.
     (22) "Transportation" means the physical conveyance of specialized forest products or specialty wood outside or off of a harvest site by any means.
     (23) "True copy" means a replica of a validated specialized forest products permit as reproduced by a copy machine capable of effectively reproducing the information contained on the permittee's copy of the specialized forest products permit. A copy is made true by the permittee or the permittee and ((permittor)) permitter signing in the space provided on the face of the copy. A true copy will be effective until the expiration date of the specialized forest products permit unless the permittee or the permittee and ((permittor)) permitter specify an earlier date. A ((permittor)) permitter may require the actual signatures of both the permittee and ((permittor)) permitter for execution of a true copy by so indicating in the space provided on the original copy of the specialized forest products permit. A permittee, or, if so indicated, the permittee and ((permittor)) permitter, may condition the use of the true copy to harvesting only, transportation only, possession only, or any combination thereof.
     (24) "Wild edible mushrooms" means edible mushrooms not cultivated or propagated by artificial means.

Sec. 3   RCW 76.48.030 and 1995 c 366 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     Except as otherwise provided in RCW 76.48.100, it is unlawful for any person to:
     (1) Harvest specialized forest products as described in RCW 76.48.020, in the quantities specified in RCW 76.48.060, without first obtaining a validated specialized forest products permit;
     (2) Engage in activities or phases of harvesting specialized forest products not authorized by the permit; or
     (3) Harvest specialized forest products in any lesser quantities than those specified in RCW 76.48.060, as now or hereafter amended, without first obtaining permission from the landowner or ((his or her)) the landowner's duly authorized agent or representative.

Sec. 4   RCW 76.48.050 and 2005 c 401 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     Specialized forest products permits shall consist of properly completed permit forms validated by the sheriff of the county in which the specialized forest products are to be harvested. Each permit shall be separately numbered and the issuance of the permits shall be by consecutive numbers. All specialized forest products permits shall expire at the end of the calendar year in which issued, or sooner, at the discretion of the ((permittor)) permitter. A properly completed specialized forest products permit form shall include:
     (1) The date of its execution and expiration;
     (2) The name, address, telephone number, if any, and signature of the ((permittor)) permitter;
     (3) The name, address, telephone number, if any, and signature of the permittee;
     (4) The type of specialized forest products to be harvested or transported;
     (5) The approximate amount or volume of specialized forest products to be harvested or transported;
     (6) The legal description of the property from which the specialized forest products are to be harvested or transported, including the name of the county, or the state or province if outside the state of Washington;
     (7) A description by local landmarks of where the harvesting is to occur, or from where the specialized forest products are to be transported;
     (8) For cedar products((,)) and cedar salvage, ((and specialty wood,)) a copy of a map or aerial photograph, with defined permitted boundaries, included as an attachment to the permit;
     (9) A copy of a valid picture identification; and
     (10) Any other condition or limitation which the ((permittor)) permitter may specify.
     Except for the harvesting of Christmas trees, the permit or true copy thereof must be carried by the permittee and the permittee's agents and be available for inspection at all times. For the harvesting of Christmas trees only a single permit or true copy thereof is necessary to be available at the harvest site.

Sec. 5   RCW 76.48.060 and 2005 c 401 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 76.48.100, a specialized forest products permit validated by the county sheriff shall be obtained by a person prior to harvesting from any lands, including his or her own, more than five Christmas trees, more than five native ornamental trees or shrubs, more than five pounds of cut or picked evergreen foliage, any cedar products, cedar salvage, processed cedar products, or more than five pounds of Cascara bark, or more than five United States gallons of a single species of wild edible mushroom.
     (2) Specialized forest products permit forms shall be provided by the department of natural resources, and shall be made available through the office of the county sheriff to permittees or ((permittors)) permitters in reasonable quantities. A permit form shall be completed in triplicate for each ((permittor's)) permitter's property on which a permittee harvests specialized forest products. A properly completed permit form shall be ((mailed or)) presented for validation to the sheriff of the county in which the specialized forest products are to be harvested.
     (3) Before a permit form is validated by the sheriff, sufficient personal identification may be required to reasonably identify the person ((mailing or)) presenting the permit form ((and the sheriff may conduct other investigations as deemed necessary to determine the validity of the information alleged on the form)). When the sheriff is reasonably satisfied as to the truth of the information, the form shall be validated with the sheriff's validation stamp.
     (4) Upon validation, the form shall become the specialized forest products permit authorizing the harvesting, possession, or transportation of specialized forest products, subject to any other conditions or limitations which the ((permittor)) permitter may specify. Two copies of the permit shall be given or mailed to the ((permittor)) permitter, or one copy shall be given or mailed to the ((permittor)) permitter and the other copy given or mailed to the permittee. The original permit shall be retained in the office of the county sheriff validating the permit.
     (5) In the event a single land ownership is situated in two or more counties, a specialized forest product permit shall be completed as to the land situated in each county.
     (6) While engaged in harvesting of specialized forest products, permittees, or their agents or employees, must have readily available at each harvest site a valid permit or true copy of the permit.

Sec. 6   RCW 76.48.070 and 2005 c 401 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Except as provided in RCW 76.48.100 and 76.48.075, it is unlawful for any person (a) to possess, (b) to transport, or (c) to possess and transport within the state of Washington, subject to any other conditions or limitations specified in the specialized forest products permit by the ((permittor)) permitter, more than five Christmas trees, more than five native ornamental trees or shrubs, more than five pounds of cut or picked evergreen foliage, any processed cedar products, or more than five pounds of Cascara bark, or more than five gallons of a single species of wild edible mushroom without having in his or her possession a written authorization, sales invoice, bill of lading, or specialized forest products permit or a true copy thereof evidencing his or her title to or authority to have possession of specialized forest products being so possessed or transported.
     (2) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 76.48.100, it is unlawful for any person either (a) to possess, (b) to transport, or (c) to possess and transport within the state of Washington any cedar products((,)) or cedar salvage((, or specialty wood)) without having in his or her possession a specialized forest products permit or a true copy thereof evidencing his or her title to or authority to have possession of the materials being so possessed or transported. The specialized forest products permit or true copy are ((valid)) required only to possess, transport, or possess and transport the cedar products((,)) or cedar salvage((, or specialty wood)) from the harvest site to the first cedar ((or specialty wood)) processor or buyer. For purposes of this subsection, a true copy requires the actual signatures of both the permittee and the ((permittor)) permitter for the execution of a true copy.

Sec. 7   RCW 76.48.075 and 2005 c 401 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) It is unlawful for any person to transport or cause to be transported into this state from any other state or province specialized forest products, except those harvested from that person's own property, without: (a) First acquiring and having readily available for inspection a document indicating the true origin of the specialized forest products as being outside the state, or (b) without acquiring a specialized forest products permit as provided in subsection (4) of this section.
     (2) Any person transporting or causing to be transported specialized forest products into this state from any other state or province shall, upon request of any person to whom the specialized forest products are sold or delivered or upon request of any law enforcement officer, prepare and sign a statement indicating the true origin of the specialized forest products, the date of delivery, and the license number of the vehicle making delivery, and shall leave the statement with the person making the request.
     (3) It is unlawful for any person to possess specialized forest products, transported into this state, with knowledge that the products were introduced into this state in violation of this chapter.
     (4) When any person transporting or causing to be transported into this state specialized forest products elects to acquire a specialized forest products permit, the specialized forest products transported into this state shall be deemed to be harvested in the county of entry, and the sheriff of that county may validate the permit as if the products were so harvested, except that the permit shall also indicate the actual harvest site outside the state.
     (5) A cedar ((or specialty wood)) processor shall comply with RCW 76.48.096 by requiring a person transporting specialized forest products into this state from any other state or province to display a specialized forest products permit, or true copy thereof, or other ((governmental)) document indicating the true origin of the specialized forest products as being outside the state. For purposes of this subsection, a true copy requires the actual signatures of both the permittee and the ((permittor)) permitter for the execution of a true copy. The cedar ((or specialty wood)) processor shall make and maintain a record of the purchase, taking possession, or retention of cedar products and cedar salvage in compliance with RCW 76.48.094.
     (6) If, under official inquiry, investigation, or other authorized proceeding regarding specialized forest products not covered by a valid specialized forest products permit or other acceptable document, the inspecting law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the specialized forest products were harvested in this state or wrongfully obtained in another state or province, the officer may take into custody and detain, for a reasonable time, the specialized forest products, all supporting documents, invoices, and bills of lading, and the vehicle in which the products were transported until the true origin of the specialized forest products can be determined.

Sec. 8   RCW 76.48.094 and 2005 c 401 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Cedar ((or specialty wood)) processors shall make and maintain a record of the purchase, taking possession, or retention of cedar products((,)) or cedar salvage((, or specialty wood)) for at least one year after the date of receipt. The record must be legible and must be made at the time each delivery is made.
     (2) The bill of lading must accompany all cedar products((,)) or cedar salvage((, or specialty wood)) products after the products are received by the cedar ((or specialty wood)) processor. The bill of lading must include the specialized forest products permit number or the information provided for in RCW 76.48.075(5) and must also specify:
     (a) The date of transportation;
     (b) The name and address of the first cedar ((or specialty wood)) processor or buyer who recorded the specialized forest products information;
     (c) The name and address from where the cedar ((or specialty wood)) products are being transported;
     (d) The name of the person receiving the cedar ((or specialty wood)) products;
     (e) The address to where the cedar ((or specialty wood)) products are being transported;
     (f) The name of the driver;
     (g) The vehicle license number;
     (h) The type of cedar ((or specialty wood)) product being shipped; and
     (i) The amount of cedar ((or specialty wood)) product being shipped.

Sec. 9   RCW 76.48.096 and 2005 c 401 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     Except as otherwise provided in RCW 76.48.100, it is unlawful for any cedar ((or specialty wood)) buyer or processor to purchase, take possession, or retain cedar ((or specialty wood)) products or cedar salvage subsequent to the harvesting and prior to the retail sale of the cedar products, unless the supplier thereof displays a specialized forest products permit, or true copy thereof that appears to be valid, or obtains the information under RCW 76.48.075(5).

Sec. 10   RCW 76.48.098 and 2005 c 401 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
     Every cedar ((or specialty wood)) buyer or processor shall prominently display a valid registration certificate, or copy thereof, obtained from the department of revenue under RCW 82.32.030 at each location where the buyer or processor receives cedar products((,)) or cedar salvage((, or specialty wood)).
     When dealing with cedar processors, permittees shall sell cedar products((,)) or cedar salvage((, or specialty wood products)) only to cedar ((or specialty wood)) processors displaying registration certificates which appear to be valid.

Sec. 11   RCW 76.48.100 and 2005 c 401 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
     The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
     (1) Nursery grown products.
     (2) Logs (except as included in the definition of "cedar salvage" under RCW 76.48.020), poles, pilings, or other major forest products from which substantially all of the limbs and branches have been removed, specialty wood, and cedar salvage when harvested concurrently with timber stands (a) under an approved forest practices application or notification, or (b) under a contract or permit issued by an agency of the United States government.
     (3) The activities of a landowner, ((his or her)) the landowner's agent, ((or representative,)) or of a lessee of land in carrying on noncommercial property management, maintenance, or improvements on or in connection with the land of the landowner or lessee, including harvesting, possession, and transport of specialized forest products or specialty wood.

Sec. 12   RCW 76.48.110 and 2005 c 401 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Whenever any law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a person is harvesting or is in possession of or transporting specialized forest products or specialty wood in violation of the provisions of this chapter, he or she may, at the time of making an arrest, seize and take possession of any specialized forest products or specialty wood found. If the specialized forest product is a cedar product, cedar salvage, or specialty wood, at the time of making an arrest the law enforcement officer may seize and take possession of any equipment, vehicles, tools, or paperwork. The law enforcement officer shall provide reasonable protection for the equipment, vehicles, tools, paperwork, ((or)) specialized forest products, or specialty wood involved during the period of litigation or he or she shall dispose of the equipment, vehicles, tools, paperwork, ((or)) specialized forest products, or specialty wood at the discretion or order of the court before which the arrested person is ordered to appear.
     (2) Upon any disposition of the case by the court, the court shall make a reasonable effort to return the equipment, vehicles, tools, paperwork, ((or)) specialized forest products, or specialty wood to its rightful owner or pay the proceeds of any sale of specialized forest products or specialty wood less any reasonable expenses of the sale to the rightful owner. If for any reason, the proceeds of the sale cannot be disposed of to the rightful owner, the proceeds, less the reasonable expenses of the sale, shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the violation occurred. The county treasurer shall deposit the same in the county general fund. The return of the equipment, vehicles, tools, paperwork, ((or)) specialized forest products, or specialty wood or the payment of the proceeds of any sale of products seized to the owner shall not preclude the court from imposing any fine or penalty upon the violator for the violation of the provisions of this chapter.

Sec. 13   RCW 76.48.120 and 2003 c 53 s 373 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) It is unlawful for any person, upon official inquiry, investigation, or other authorized proceedings, to offer as genuine any paper, document, or other instrument in writing purporting to be a specialized forest products permit, or true copy thereof, authorization, bill of sale, sales invoice, or bill of lading, or to make any representation of authority to possess or conduct harvesting or transporting of specialty wood or specialized forest products, knowing the same to be in any manner false, fraudulent, forged, or stolen.
     (2) Any person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section is guilty of a class C felony punishable by imprisonment in a state correctional institution for a maximum term fixed by the court of not more than five years or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or by both imprisonment and fine.
     (3) Whenever any law enforcement officer reasonably suspects that a specialized forest products permit or true copy thereof, authorization, bill of sale, sales invoice, or bill of lading is forged, fraudulent, or stolen, it may be retained by the officer until its authenticity can be verified.

Sec. 14   RCW 76.48.150 and 2005 c 401 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department of natural resources is the designated agency to develop and print the specialized forest products permit and distribute it to the county sheriffs. In addition, the ((department of natural resources)) Washington State University cooperative extension service shall develop educational material and other printed information for law enforcement, forest landowners, and specialized forest products and specialty wood harvesters, buyers, and processors specific to this chapter.

Sec. 15   RCW 76.48.200 and 1995 c 366 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:
     Minority groups have long been participants in the specialized forest products industry. The legislature encourages agencies serving minority communities, community-based organizations, refugee centers, social service agencies, agencies and organizations with expertise in the specialized forest products industry, and other interested groups to work cooperatively to accomplish the following purposes:
     (1) To provide assistance and make referrals on translation services and to assist in translating educational materials, laws, and rules regarding specialized forest products;
     (2) To hold clinics to teach techniques for effective picking; and
     (3) To work with both minority and nonminority permittees in order to protect resources and foster understanding between minority and nonminority permittees.
     To the extent practicable within their existing resources, the commission on Asian-American affairs, the commission on Hispanic affairs, and the ((department of natural resources)) Washington State University cooperative extension service are encouraged to coordinate this effort.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 16   A new section is added to chapter 76.48 RCW to read as follows:
     Except as otherwise provided in RCW 76.48.100:
     (1) A person must obtain a bill of sale prior to harvesting specialty wood from any lands, including his or her own land.
     (2) A bill of sale must be completed in duplicate for each permitter's property on which a permittee harvests specialty wood.
     (3) Upon the signature of the permitter, the bill of sale becomes the authorization to harvest, possess, or transport the specialty wood from the origin of harvest until the first sale or transfer, subject to any other conditions or limitations that the permitter may specify. One copy of the bill of sale must be given or mailed to the permitter and the other copy given or mailed to the permittee.
     (4) While engaged in harvesting of specialty wood, permittees or their agents or employees must have the original bill of sale readily available at each harvest site. The original bill of sale must be presented to any law enforcement officer upon request for inspection. No duplicates or copies of a bill of sale may be presented as a valid bill of sale or authentication of ownership of specialty wood under this chapter.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 17   A new section is added to chapter 76.48 RCW to read as follows:
     A bill of sale, for use for the harvest, possession, and transport of specialty wood from the origin of the harvest must contain and specify:
     (1) The date of its execution;
     (2) The name, address, and phone number of the buyer or donee;
     (3) The name, address, and phone number of the seller or donor;
     (4) The number and description, including species, of the specialty wood being purchased or transported;
     (5) The location of harvest site or place of sale or donation by address or legal description;
     (6) The date, time, and signature of the buyer or donee; and
     (7) The date, time, and signature of the seller or donor.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 18   A new section is added to chapter 76.48 RCW to read as follows:
     Except as otherwise provided in RCW 76.48.100:
     (1) It is unlawful for any specialty wood processor to purchase, take possession, or retain specialty wood products subsequent to the harvesting and prior to the retail sale of the products unless the supplier of the specialty wood products displays a bill of sale that appears to be valid or obtains the information as required by this chapter.
     (2) Specialty wood processors shall make and maintain a record of the purchase, taking possession, or retention of specialty wood for at least one year after the date of receipt. The record must be legible, include the information provided on the bill of sale, and must be made at the time each delivery is made. Records related to the purchase, possession, or retention of specialty wood must, upon request, be made available for inspection by any law enforcement officer.
     (3) A subsequent bill of sale must accompany all specialty wood products sold, donated, or otherwise disposed of to another person after the specialty wood products have been initially received by the specialty wood processor. In addition to the requirements listed for a bill of sale in section 17 of this act, a bill of sale from a specialty wood processor for resale of specialty wood must include the specialty wood processor's department of revenue registration certificate number as required in section 19 of this act.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 19   A new section is added to chapter 76.48 RCW to read as follows:
     Every specialty wood processor shall prominently display a valid registration certificate, or copy thereof, obtained from the department of revenue under RCW 82.32.030 at each location where the processor receives specialty wood.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 20   A new section is added to chapter 76.48 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) It is unlawful for a person to:
     (a) Harvest specialty wood or engage in activities or phases of harvesting, possessing, or transporting specialty wood without first obtaining permission from the landowner or their duly authorized agent or representative in the form of a bill of sale as described in section 17 of this act; or
     (b) Engage in activities processing specialty wood, retaining processed specialty wood, or selling or disposing of processed specialty wood without meeting the requirements of sections 18 and 19 of this act.
     (2) Nothing in this section precludes the prosecution for crimes under Title 9A RCW.