Revised Code of Washington
2023 Archive

Chapter 76.09 RCW
FOREST PRACTICES
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76.09.010Legislative finding and declaration.
76.09.020Definitions.
76.09.030Forest practices board—Created—Membership—Terms—Vacancies—Meetings—Compensation, travel expenses—Staff.
76.09.040Forest practices rules—Adoption—Review of proposed rules—Hearings—Fish protection standards—Program for the acquisition of riparian open space.
76.09.050Rules establishing classes of forest practices—Applications for classes of forest practices—Approval or disapproval—Notifications—Procedures—Appeals—Waiver.
76.09.055Findings—Emergency rule making authorized.
76.09.060Form and contents of notification and application—Reforestation requirements—Conversion of forestland to other use—New applications—Approval—Emergencies.
76.09.063Forest practices permit—Habitat incentives agreement.
76.09.065Fee for applications and notifications related to the commercial harvest of timber—Forest practices application account—Creation—Applications submitted to a local governmental entity.
76.09.067Application for forest practices—Owner of perpetual timber rights.
76.09.070Reforestation—Requirements—Procedures—Notification on sale or transfer.
76.09.080Stop work orders—Grounds—Contents—Procedure—Appeals.
76.09.090Notice of failure to comply—Contents—Procedures—Appeals—Hearing—Final order—Limitations on actions.
76.09.100Failure to comply with water quality protection—Department of ecology authorized to petition appeals board—Action on petition.
76.09.110Final orders or final decisions binding upon all parties.
76.09.120Failure of owner to take required course of action—Notice of cost—Department authorized to complete course of action—Liability of owner for costs—Lien.
76.09.130Failure to obey stop work order—Departmental action authorized—Liability of owner or operator for costs.
76.09.140Enforcement.
76.09.150Inspection—Right of entry.
76.09.160Right of entry by department of ecology.
76.09.170Violations—Conversion to nontimber operation—Penalties—Remission or mitigation—Appeals—Lien.
76.09.180Disposition of moneys received as penalties, reimbursement for damages.
76.09.190Additional penalty, gross misdemeanor.
76.09.205Appeals board review.
76.09.240Forest 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—Reporting of information to the department of revenue.
76.09.250Policy for continuing program of orientation and training.
76.09.260Department to represent state's interest—Cooperation with other public agencies—Grants and gifts.
76.09.270Annual determination of state's research needs—Recommendations.
76.09.280Removal of log and debris jams from streams.
76.09.290Inspection of lands—Reforestation.
76.09.300Mass earth movements and fluvial processes—Program to correct hazardous conditions on sites associated with roads and railroad grades—Hazard-reduction plans.
76.09.305Advisory committee to review hazard-reduction plans authorized—Compensation, travel expenses.
76.09.310Hazard-reduction program—Notice to landowners within areas selected for review—Proposed plans—Objections to plan, procedure—Final plans—Appeal.
76.09.315Implementation of hazard-reduction measures—Election—Notice and application for cost-sharing funds—Inspection—Letter of compliance—Limitations on liability.
76.09.320Implementation of hazard-reduction program—Cost sharing by department—Limitations.
76.09.330Legislative findings—Liability from naturally falling trees required to be left standing.
76.09.340Certain forest practices exempt from rules and policies under this chapter.
76.09.350Long-term multispecies landscape management plans—Pilot projects, selection—Plan approval, elements—Notice of agreement recorded—Memorandums of agreements—Report, evaluation.
76.09.360Single multiyear permit.
76.09.368Intent—Small forestland owners—Alternate plan processes/alternate harvest restrictions—Report to the legislature.
76.09.370Findings—Forests and fish report—Adoption of rules.
76.09.390Sale of land or timber rights with continuing obligations—Notice—Failure to notify—Exemption.
76.09.405Forest and fish support account—Created.
76.09.410Road maintenance and abandonment plans—Fish passage barriers.
76.09.420Road maintenance and abandonment plans—Rules—Checklist—Report to the legislature—Emergency rules.
76.09.430Application to RCW 76.13.150.
76.09.440Small forestland owner—Fish passage barriers.
76.09.450Small forestland owner—Defined.
76.09.460Notice of conversion to nonforestry use—Denial of permits or approvals by the county, city, town, or regional governmental entity—Enforcement.
76.09.470Conversion of land to nonforestry use—Action required of landowner—Action required of county, city, town, or regional governmental entity.
76.09.480Identification of projects that mitigate infrastructure and noninfrastructure development.
76.09.490Forest practices hydraulic project—Department may request information/technical assistance from the department of fish and wildlife—Concurrence review process.
76.09.500Programmatic safe harbor agreement for the northern spotted owl—Department's authority—Rule making—Review of decisions.
76.09.900Short title.
76.09.905Air pollution laws not modified.
76.09.910Shoreline management act, hydraulics act, other statutes and ordinances not modified—Exceptions.
76.09.915Repeal and savings.
76.09.920Application for extension of prior permits.
76.09.925Effective dates—1974 ex.s. c 137.
76.09.935Severability—1974 ex.s. c 137.
NOTES:
Chapter 76.09 RCW to be used to satisfy federal water pollution act requirements: RCW 90.48.425.