Chapter 76.09. Forest practices.  


Section 76.09.010. Legislative finding and declaration.
Section 76.09.020. Definitions.
Section 76.09.030. Forest practices board—Created—Membership—Terms—Vacancies—Meetings—Compensation, travel expenses—Staff.
Section 76.09.040. Forest practices rules—Adoption—Review of proposed rules—Hearings—Fish protection standards—Program for the acquisition of riparian open space.
Section 76.09.050. Rules establishing classes of forest practices—Applications for classes of forest practices—Approval or disapproval—Notifications—Procedures—Appeals—Waiver.
Section 76.09.055. Findings—Emergency rule making authorized.
Section 76.09.060. Form and contents of notification and application—Reforestation requirements—Conversion of forestland to other use—New applications—Approval—Emergencies.
Section 76.09.063. Forest practices permit—Habitat incentives agreement.
Section 76.09.065. Fee for applications and notifications related to the commercial harvest of timber—Forest practices application account—Creation—Applications submitted to a local governmental entity.
Section 76.09.067. Application for forest practices—Owner of perpetual timber rights.
Section 76.09.070. Reforestation—Requirements—Procedures—Notification on sale or transfer.
Section 76.09.080. Stop work orders—Grounds—Contents—Procedure—Appeals.
Section 76.09.090. Notice of failure to comply—Contents—Procedures—Appeals—Hearing—Final order—Limitations on actions.
Section 76.09.100. Failure to comply with water quality protection—Department of ecology authorized to petition appeals board—Action on petition.
Section 76.09.110. Final orders or final decisions binding upon all parties.
Section 76.09.120. Failure of owner to take required course of action—Notice of cost—Department authorized to complete course of action—Liability of owner for costs—Lien.
Section 76.09.130. Failure to obey stop work order—Departmental action authorized—Liability of owner or operator for costs.
Section 76.09.140. Enforcement.
Section 76.09.150. Inspection—Right of entry.
Section 76.09.160. Right of entry by department of ecology.
Section 76.09.170. Violations—Conversion to nontimber operation—Penalties—Remission or mitigation—Appeals—Lien.
Section 76.09.180. Disposition of moneys received as penalties, reimbursement for damages.
Section 76.09.190. Additional penalty, gross misdemeanor.
Section 76.09.205. Appeals board review.
Section 76.09.240. Forest 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.
Section 76.09.250. Policy for continuing program of orientation and training.
Section 76.09.260. Department to represent state's interest—Cooperation with other public agencies—Grants and gifts.
Section 76.09.270. Annual determination of state's research needs—Recommendations.
Section 76.09.280. Removal of log and debris jams from streams.
Section 76.09.290. Inspection of lands—Reforestation.
Section 76.09.300. Mass earth movements and fluvial processes—Program to correct hazardous conditions on sites associated with roads and railroad grades—Hazard-reduction plans.
Section 76.09.305. Advisory committee to review hazard-reduction plans authorized—Compensation, travel expenses.
Section 76.09.310. Hazard-reduction program—Notice to landowners within areas selected for review—Proposed plans—Objections to plan, procedure—Final plans—Appeal.
Section 76.09.315. Implementation of hazard-reduction measures—Election—Notice and application for cost-sharing funds—Inspection—Letter of compliance—Limitations on liability.
Section 76.09.320. Implementation of hazard-reduction program—Cost sharing by department—Limitations.
Section 76.09.330. Legislative findings—Liability from naturally falling trees required to be left standing.
Section 76.09.340. Certain forest practices exempt from rules and policies under this chapter.
Section 76.09.350. Long-term multispecies landscape management plans—Pilot projects, selection—Plan approval, elements—Notice of agreement recorded—Memorandums of agreements—Report, evaluation.
Section 76.09.360. Single multiyear permit.
Section 76.09.368. Intent—Small forest landowners—Alternate plan processes/alternate harvest restrictions—Report to the legislature.
Section 76.09.370. Findings—Forests and fish report—Adoption of rules.
Section 76.09.380. Report to the legislature—Emergency rules—Permanent rules.
Section 76.09.390. Sale of land or timber rights with continuing obligations—Notice—Failure to notify—Exemption.
Section 76.09.405. Forest and fish support account—Created.
Section 76.09.410. Road maintenance and abandonment plans—Fish passage barriers.
Section 76.09.420. Road maintenance and abandonment plans—Rules—Checklist—Report to the legislature—Emergency rules.
Section 76.09.430. Application to RCW 76.13.150.
Section 76.09.440. Small forest landowner—Fish passage barriers.
Section 76.09.450. Small forest landowner—Defined.
Section 76.09.460. Notice of conversion to nonforestry use—Denial of permits or approvals by the county, city, town, or regional governmental entity—Enforcement.
Section 76.09.470. Conversion of land to nonforestry use—Action required of landowner—Action required of county, city, town, or regional governmental entity.
Section 76.09.480. Identification of projects that mitigate infrastructure and noninfrastructure development.
Section 76.09.490. Forest practices hydraulic project—Department may request information/technical assistance from the department of fish and wildlife—Concurrence review process.
Section 76.09.900. Short title.
Section 76.09.905. Air pollution laws not modified.
Section 76.09.910. Shoreline management act, hydraulics act, other statutes and ordinances not modified—Exceptions.
Section 76.09.915. Repeal and savings.
Section 76.09.920. Application for extension of prior permits.
Section 76.09.925. Effective dates—1974 ex.s. c 137.
Section 76.09.935. Severability—1974 ex.s. c 137.