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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1888

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Representatives Holm, Jones, Sutherland, Sayan, J. Williams, R. King, P. King, Braddock, Crane, Kremen, Dorn, Rasmussen, D. Sommers, Amondson, Basich and Butterfield

Read first time 1/29/88 and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

AN ACT Relating to trees and wood; adding a new section to chapter 9.91 RCW; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 9.91 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) Any person who maliciously drives or places in any tree, forest material, forest debris, or other wood material any iron, steel, ceramic, or other substance sufficiently hard to injure saws or wood processing or manufacturing equipment, knowing that the tree is intended to be harvested or that the forest material, forest debris, or other wood material is intended to be manufactured into any kind of lumber or other wood product, is guilty of a class C felony under chapter 9A.20 RCW.

          (2) Any person who, with the intent to use it in a violation of subsection (1) of this section, possesses any iron, steel, ceramic, or other substance sufficiently hard to injure saws or wood processing or manufacturing equipment is guilty of a gross misdemeanor under chapter 9A.20 RCW.

          (3) As used in this section the terms "forest debris" and "forest material" have the same meanings as under RCW 76.04.005.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.