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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 3071

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Talmadge and Williams

Read first time 1/16/85 and referred to Committee on Parks and Ecology.

AN ACT Relating to wood burning; and amending RCW 70.94.770.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 8, chapter 193, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. and RCW 70.94.770 are each amended to read as follows:

          Except as provided in RCW 70.94.775 and 70.94.780, nothing in this chapter or in regulations implementing this chapter shall prevent a resident of a single family residence from burning ((wood, so long as it has not been treated by an application of prohibitive material or substances, and)) natural vegetation in the course of maintaining or improving the grounds of such residence or wood, so long as the wood has not been treated by an application of prohibitive material or substances:  PROVIDED, That the department of ecology or board of any authority ((may set conditions for such burning so as)) shall establish rules for the use of wood stoves to reduce the impact on air quality.