Civil infractions under chapter
17.10 RCW shall be assessed a monetary penalty according to the following schedule:
(1) Any owner knowing of the existence of any noxious weeds on the owner's land who fails to control the noxious weeds may be assessed monetary penalties per parcel, per noxious weed species, per day after expiration of the notice to control filed pursuant to RCW
17.10.170 as follows:
(a) Any Class A noxious weed:
1st offense within five years | $ 750 |
2nd and any subsequent offense | 1,000 |
(b) Any Class B designate noxious weed in the noxious weed control region in which the land lies:
1st offense within five years | $ 500 |
2nd offense | 750 |
3rd and any subsequent offense | 1,000 |
(c) Any Class B nondesignate noxious weed in the noxious weed control region in which the land lies; or any Class C noxious weed:
1st offense within five years | $ 250 |
2nd offense | 500 |
3rd offense | 750 |
4th and any subsequent offense | 1,000 |
(2) Any person who enters upon any land in violation of an order in force pursuant to RCW
17.10.210 will be assessed as follows:
1st offense within five years | $ 500 |
2nd offense | 750 |
3rd and any subsequent offense | 1,000 |
(3) Any person who interferes with the carrying out of the provisions of chapter
17.10 RCW shall be assessed as follows:
1st offense within five years | $ 500 |
2nd offense | 750 |
3rd and any subsequent offense | 1,000 |
[Statutory Authority: Chapters
17.10 and
34.05 RCW. WSR 23-23-168, § 16-750-020, filed 11/21/23, effective 1/1/24. Statutory Authority: Chapter
17.10 RCW. WSR 99-24-029, § 16-750-020, filed 11/23/99, effective 1/3/00; WSR 97-06-108, § 16-750-020, filed 3/5/97, effective 4/5/97; WSR 93-01-004, § 16-750-020, filed 12/2/92, effective 1/2/93.]