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2019 Revised Code of Washington
Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products
Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection.
- 76.04.005 Definitions.
- 76.04.015 Fire protection powers and duties of department—Enforcement—Investigation—Administration.
- 76.04.016 Fire prevention and suppression capacity—Duties owed to public in general—Legislative intent.
- 76.04.021 Department must accommodate livestock owner's request to retrieve or care for animals at risk due to a wildfire—Liability.
- 76.04.025 Federal funds.
- 76.04.035 Wardens—Appointment—Duties.
- 76.04.045 Rangers—Appointment—Ex officio rangers—Compensation.
- 76.04.055 Service of notices.
- 76.04.065 Arrests without warrants.
- 76.04.075 Rules—Penalty.
- 76.04.085 Penalty for violations.
- 76.04.095 Cooperative protection.
- 76.04.105 Contracts for protection and development.
- 76.04.115 Articles of incorporation—Requirements.
- 76.04.125 Requisites of contract.
- 76.04.135 Cooperative agreements—Public agencies—Transfer of ownership of department-owned firefighting vehicle, procedure.
- 76.04.155 Firefighting—Employment—Assistance.
- 76.04.165 Legislative declaration—Forest protection zones.
- 76.04.167 Legislative declaration—Equitable sharing of forest fire protection costs—Coordinated forest fire protection and suppression.
- 76.04.175 Fire suppression equipment—Comparison of costs.
- 76.04.177 Fire suppression equipment—Requirement to utilize private equipment.
- 76.04.179 Wildland fire advisory committee.
- 76.04.181 Maximizing the utilization of local fire suppression assets—Department's duty.
- 76.04.183 Prescribed burn manager certification program—Rule-making authority.
- 76.04.205 Burning permits.
- 76.04.215 Burning mill wood waste—Arresters.
- 76.04.235 Dumping mill waste, forest debris—Penalty.
- 76.04.246 Use of blasting fuse.
- 76.04.305 Closed to entry—Designation.
- 76.04.315 Suspension of burning permits/privileges.
- 76.04.325 Closure of forest operations or forestlands.
- 76.04.405 Steam, internal combustion, or electrical engines and other spark-emitting equipment regulated.
- 76.04.415 Penalty for violations—Work stoppage notice.
- 76.04.425 Unauthorized entry into sealed fire tool box.
- 76.04.435 Deposit of fire or live coals.
- 76.04.445 Reports of fire.
- 76.04.455 Discarding lighted material or smoking flammable material—Discharge, release, or detonation of certain materials—Receptacles in conveyances—Posting a copy of this section.
- 76.04.465 Certain snags to be felled currently with logging.
- 76.04.475 Reimbursement for costs of suppression action.
- 76.04.486 Escaped slash burns—Obligations.
- 76.04.495 Negligent starting of fires or allowance of extreme fire hazard or debris—Liability—Recovery of reasonable expenses—Lien.
- 76.04.600 Owners to protect forests.
- 76.04.610 Forest fire protection assessment.
- 76.04.620 State funds—Loans—Recovery of funds from the landowner contingency forest fire suppression account.
- 76.04.630 Landowner contingency forest fire suppression account—Expenditures—Assessments.
- 76.04.650 Disposal of forest debris—Permission to allow trees to fall on another's land.
- 76.04.660 Additional fire hazards—Extreme fire hazard areas—Abatement, isolation or reduction—Summary action—Recovery of costs—Inspection of property.
- 76.04.700 Failure to extinguish campfire.
- 76.04.710 Wilful setting of fire.
- 76.04.720 Removal of notices.
- 76.04.730 Negligent fire—Spread.
- 76.04.740 Reckless burning.
- 76.04.750 Uncontrolled fire a public nuisance—Suppression—Duties—Summary action—Recovery of costs.
- 76.04.760 Civil actions—Forested lands—Fire damage.
- 76.04.770 Authorization to enter privately or publicly owned land to extinguish or control a wildland fire—Limitation of liability.
- 76.04.780 Utility wildland fire prevention task force—Duties.
- 76.04.900 Captions—1986 c 100.
NOTES:
Burning permits within fire protection districts: RCW 52.12.101.
Excessive steam in boilers, penalty: RCW 70.54.080.
Steam boilers and pressure vessels, construction, installation, inspection, and certification: Chapter 70.79 RCW.
Treble damages for removal of trees: RCW 64.12.030 and 79.02.320.
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