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Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-41 - SEPA policies and procedures › Section 332-41-504 - Availability, distribution, and costs of environmental documents

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(1)
Where are SEPA documents retained?
SEPA documents
			 required by these rules shall be retained by DNR at the SEPA center,
			 and made available in accordance with chapters 42.17 RCW and 197-11
			 WAC, Part V.
(2)
How does DNR distribute SEPA documents?
When DNR is the
			 lead agency, DNR personnel shall distribute SEPA documents as
			 required by chapter 197-11 WAC unless another agency is nominal
			 co-lead with DNR. The following are acceptable methods of
			 distribution:
(a) E-mail
			 environmental documents including attached checklists and backup
			 materials provided the recipient agency or interested party has made
			 its e-mail address available to DNR;
(b) Mail environmental documents,
			 including attached checklists and backup materials, on CDs or as
			 hardcopies to agency mailing lists that include either general lists
			 or lists for specific proposals or subject areas.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-41 - SEPA policies and procedures › Section 332-41-505 - Notice of environmental documents

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(1)
What documents will be
			 submitted to the department of ecology?
As required under WAC
			 197-11-508 for state
			 agencies, DNR shall submit the following environmental documents to
			 the department of ecology for publication in the SEPA register:
(a) DNSs under WAC
			 197-11-340;
(b) DSs (scoping notices) under WAC
			 197-11-408;
(c) EISs under WAC
			 197-11-455,
			 197-11-460, and
			 197-11-620;
(d) Adoption notices to the extent
			 required by WAC
			 197-11-610 and
			 197-11-630;
			 and
(e) Notices of action
			 under
			 RCW 43.21C.080 and
			 43.21C.087.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-41 - SEPA policies and procedures › Section 332-41-510 - Public notice requirements

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(1)
What are DNR's reasonable
			 notice requirements?
DNR shall use reasonable methods to
			 inform the public when DNR issues a DNS under WAC
			 197-11-340, a mitigated
			 DNS under WAC
			 197-11-350, a scoping
			 notice under WAC
			 197-11-360, a draft EIS
			 under WAC
			 197-11-455, a draft
			 supplemental EIS under WAC
			 197-11-620, a final EIS
			 under WAC
			 197-11-460, or when DNR
			 schedules a public hearing under WAC
			 197-11-502,
			 197-11-535, and
			 197-11-610. DNR shall
			 use two or more of the following reasonable methods of public notice,
			 taking into consideration the geographic area affected by the
			 proposal, the size and complexity of the proposal, the public notice
			 requirements associated with DNR's non-SEPA decision (underlying
			 governmental decision), public interest expressed in the proposal,
			 and whether the proposal is a project or regulation:
(a) Notify persons or groups who
			 have expressed interest in the proposal or in the type of proposal
			 being considered, who have expressed interest in proposals located in
			 the affected geographic area, and who DNR has identified as
			 potentially interested parties;
(b) Publish a notice in a newspaper
			 of general circulation in the area in which the proposal will be
			 implemented;
(c) Post the
			 property with appropriate signage;
(d) Post notices and environmental
			 documents on DNR's SEPA center web site.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-41 - SEPA policies and procedures › Section 332-41-665 - Policies and procedures for conditioning or denying permits or other approvals

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(1)
What are DNR's specific
			 policies for conditioning or denying permits or approvals?
DNR
			 adopts the following SEPA policies:
(a) Geothermal resources. DNR
			 recognizes the need to protect the public from geothermal drilling
			 effects such as the contamination of the groundwater, the surface
			 water, the possibility of a blowout, fire hazards, drilling fluids,
			 and surface disturbance. DNR may, when necessary, condition the
			 following aspects of a drilling operation to mitigate specific
			 adverse environmental impacts:
(i)
			 Location of the well;
(ii) Casing program;
(iii) Makeup of drilling
			 fluids.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-41 - SEPA policies and procedures › Section 332-41-833 - Timber sales categories

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(1)
What is DNR's authority
			 to determine which timber sale decisions are exempt from SEPA
			 review?
Under WAC
			 197-11-830 DNR may
			 determine which decisions to sell timber from public lands do not
			 have potential for significant impact on the environment. Such
			 decisions are categorically exempt from the threshold determination
			 and EIS requirements of SEPA under WAC
			 197-11-830. This
			 determination applies only to DNR's decision to sell timber harvested
			 from public lands not requiring approval from the board of natural
			 resources.
(2)
What
			 is the threshold for determining that timber sale decisions are
			 exempt from SEPA?
(a) The
			 following DNR timber sale decisions do not have a potential for
			 significant impact on the environment and are categorically exempt
			 from SEPA:
(i) Timber sales
			 containing harvest units of less than twenty acres that DNR appraises
			 to be less than the amount specified in
			 RCW 79.11.130;
			 and
(ii) Thinning or
			 salvage timber sales of any unit size that DNR appraises to be less
			 than the amount specified in
			 RCW 79.11.130.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-41 - SEPA policies and procedures › Section 332-41-910 - Designation of responsible official

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(1)
Who may serve as DNR's
			 SEPA responsible official?
Since the responsible official
			 shall carry out duties and functions for the purpose of assuring
			 DNR's compliance with SEPA and the SEPA rules, it is important that
			 DNR clearly designates who will be the responsible official for a
			 proposal.
(a) DNR's responsible
			 official will be as follows:
(i)
			 Division manager;
(ii)
			 Designated region manager;
(iii) Designated assistant division manager;
			 or
(iv) Designated
			 assistant region manager.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-41 - SEPA policies and procedures › Section 332-41-950 - Severability

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If any provision of this chapter or its application
				to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this
				chapter, or the application of the provision to other persons or
				circumstances, shall not be affected.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter 43.21C RCW and RCW
				  43.30.150. 84-18-052 (Order 432), § 332-41-950, filed 9/5/84.
				  Formerly chapter 332-40
				  WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › INTRODUCTION, PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 332-52-001 - Introduction

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The department of natural resources recognizes
				  recreation on department-managed lands as an important component of
				  the quality of life in Washington state. The department must balance
				  the public interest in recreation with its trust and other land
				  management obligations consistent with its habitat conservation plans
				  and the multiple use statutes. Good stewardship of department-managed
				  land, water and natural resources is essential for the benefit of
				  future generations. The department's primary recreation focus is to
				  provide a primitive experience in a natural setting through trails,
				  water access, trailhead facilities and rustic camping facilities. The
				  department currently manages campgrounds and day-use facilities such
				  as picnic areas, boat launches and interpretive areas. In addition to
				  water access, trails and developed recreation sites, the department
				  also manages forest roads primarily designed and maintained for
				  forest management purposes that provide considerable access for
				  dispersed recreation activities such as hunting, fishing, bird
				  watching, and sightseeing. It is the practice of the department of
				  natural resources to encourage responsible public use of roads and
				  trails, land and water under its jurisdiction consistent with its
				  obligations as a trust manager and other land management
				  responsibilities. Therefore, the following rules shall apply to all
				  department-managed lands and roads.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter 43.30 RCW and
					 RCW 43.12.065.
					 09-05-034, § 332-52-001, filed 2/11/09, effective
					 3/14/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › INTRODUCTION, PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 332-52-002 - Purpose

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(1) What
				is the purpose of these rules? The purpose of this chapter is to set
				standards for public use on lands managed by the department of
				natural resources (DNR). These rules promote public health and safety
				and protect department-managed lands, property, and
				resources.
(2) Do these
				rules apply to all department-managed lands? These rules apply to all
				lands of the state of Washington administered by the department of
				natural resources. These lands include but are not limited to:
(a) State lands, state forest
				lands, and state-owned aquatic lands.
(b) Natural area preserves as
				defined in chapter 79.70 RCW or natural resources conservation areas
				as defined in chapter 79.71 RCW.
(c) Lands leased from DNR by
				another public agency when the agency has no public use rules or the
				agency requests the department rules apply.
(d) Other city, county, state and
				federal lands under DNR management.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › GENERAL RULES › Section 332-52-100 - Managing recreation and public use

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(1) Can DNR limit recreational
				activities and public use on department-managed land?
(a) The department may limit any
				recreation activity or public use on department-managed lands to:
(i) Protect public safety, natural
				resources, or other property.
(ii) Execute its management and
				administrative obligations if any recreation activities or public use
				unreasonably interferes with the department's ability to carry out
				those obligations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › GENERAL RULES › Section 332-52-105 - Capacity

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(1) Can
				the department limit the number of individuals and/or motorized or
				nonmotorized vehicles at developed recreation facilities on
				department-managed land?
(a) The
				department may establish or limit the number of individuals and
				vehicles allowed in any given developed recreation facility on
				department-managed lands at any given time or period for the reasons
				set forth in WAC
				332-52-100. The
				capacity of developed trailheads and campgrounds will be determined
				by the number of parking spaces or campsites designated for such
				purposes.
(b) Persons
				shall not enter any developed recreation facility or bring in any
				motorized or nonmotorized vehicle, which would exceed the established
				capacity set by the department for the maximum number of individuals
				or vehicles.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › GENERAL RULES › Section 332-52-110 - Destruction of property

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(1) May property or resources be
				removed, defaced, damaged or destroyed on department-managed lands?
(a) Absent normal wear and tear
				from an authorized use, a person shall not damage, remove, or destroy
				department-managed resources, or property to include but not be
				limited to locks, gates, traffic barriers, earthen berms, notices,
				signs, markers, facilities, or equipment.
(b) Absent normal wear and tear
				from an authorized use, a person shall not damage a trail or road,
				including boardwalks, bridges, water bars, or any other related
				improvements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › GENERAL RULES › Section 332-52-115 - Removal of plants, soils, rocks, and other valuable materials

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(1) Can
				soil, plants, rocks, or other valuable materials be removed on
				department-managed lands?
(a) A
				person shall not remove soil, rocks, plants, natural features, or
				valuable materials on department-managed lands without written
				authorization from the department except when already authorized by
				law.
(b) Information
				about what written authorization is required for the removal of soil,
				rocks, plants, natural features, or valuable materials may be
				obtained by contacting a region office during business
				hours.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › GENERAL RULES › Section 332-52-120 - Sanitation

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(1) How
				and where can refuse or waste be disposed on department-managed
				lands?
(a) Where toilet or sewage
				facilities are provided, no person shall dispose of human waste
				except in those facilities.
(b) Persons shall not deposit an
				individual's solid human waste within two hundred feet of any
				campsite, trail, or body of water. An individual's solid human waste
				shall be disposed of by burying to a depth of at least six
				inches.
(c) Where the
				department has provided receptacles, persons shall deposit bottles,
				cans, waste paper, garbage and other appropriate refuse in designated
				receptacles. If no receptacle is provided, persons shall take such
				refuse with them for disposal off-site.
(d) Persons shall not use
				department-provided receptacles for the disposal of personal or
				commercial refuse, garbage, debris or waste not associated with
				recreational activities on department-managed lands.
(e) Persons shall not leave or burn
				refuse or waste of any kind on department-managed lands, nor pollute
				or contaminate department-managed lands, including but not limited to
				any stream, river, lake, marine waters, or other body of water
				running in, through, or adjacent to department-managed lands, except
				as authorized by these rules.
(f) DNR may establish controlled
				discharge areas in order to prohibit discharge of waste from vessels
				in designated water recreation facilities as referred to in WAC
				332-52-305(1).
				Refuse or waste from vessels does not include the discharge of
				greywater.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › GENERAL RULES › Section 332-52-125 - Posting

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(1) Can
				the public post advertisements, signs, or posters on
				department-managed lands?
(a)
				Persons shall not erect bills, notices, posters, signs, markers,
				advertising devices or matter of any kind on department-managed lands
				without advance written authorization from the department.
(b) A person must contact the
				region office during business hours to obtain advance written
				authorization prior to posting advertisements, signs, or posters on
				department-managed land.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › GENERAL RULES › Section 332-52-130 - Peace and quiet

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(1) What is unacceptable behavior
				on department-managed lands?
(a)
				Persons shall not engage in disorderly conduct on department-managed
				lands.
(b) For the
				purposes of this subsection, "disorderly conduct" means conduct that
				unreasonably disturbs the repose of other persons using
				department-managed lands; or is of a loud, threatening, insulting,
				boisterous, or abusive nature towards other persons, creating a risk
				of assault, fight, or riot; or by its indifference to or disregard
				for public safety, warrants alarm for the safety or well-being of
				others.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › GENERAL RULES › Section 332-52-135 - Campfires

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(1) Where
				are recreational campfires permitted?
(a) Within department-designated
				campgrounds or day-use facilities, persons may have campfires only in
				the department-provided campfire enclosures.
(b) On department-managed lands
				outside of designated campgrounds or day-use facilities, campfires
				are not allowed without advance written authorization from the
				department unless otherwise posted.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › GENERAL RULES › Section 332-52-140 - Pets, service animals, and livestock

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(1) Where
				are pets and service animals allowed on department-managed lands?
(a) Pets are allowed on
				department-managed lands, except in areas that are closed to pets or
				animals for the protection of wildlife, sensitive natural systems,
				special cultural areas, or for other purposes.
(b) Persons may bring service
				animals to assist or accommodate persons with disabilities on all
				department-managed land.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › GENERAL RULES › Section 332-52-145 - Firearms and target shooting

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(1) What is recreational target
				shooting? Recreational target shooting is the use of a firearm or bow
				and arrow on targets and the sighting in of rifles or other firearms
				on department-managed lands. The department regulates and enforces
				target shooting on department-managed lands.
(a) The department may restrict
				target shooting for the reasons set forth in WAC
				332-52-100.
(b) Persons shall not target shoot
				carelessly, recklessly, or without regard for the safety of any
				person, or in a manner that endangers, or is likely to endanger, any
				person, pet, livestock, wildlife or property.
(c) Persons shall not discharge
				tracer or incendiary ammunition or projectile devices on
				department-managed lands. For purposes of this subsection,
				"incendiary" means causing or designed to cause fires, such as
				certain substances or bombs. "Tracer ammunition" means a bullet,
				projectile, or shell that traces its own course in the air with a
				trail of smoke, chemical incandescence, or fire, so as to facilitate
				adjustment of the aim.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › GENERAL RULES › Section 332-52-150 - Fireworks

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May fireworks be used on department-managed lands?
				  No. Except for legal firearms, persons shall not discharge or possess
				  fireworks, model rockets, or other devices containing any explosive
				  or flammable compounds on or into any department-managed lands. For
				  purposes of this section, "fireworks" means any composition or device
				  designed to produce a visible or audible effect by combustion,
				  deflagration, or detonation, and which meets the definition of
				  pyrotechnic articles or consumer fireworks or display
				  fireworks.
Any violation of this section is a
				  misdemeanor.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter 43.30 RCW and
					 RCW 43.12.065.
					 09-05-034, § 332-52-150, filed 2/11/09, effective
					 3/14/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › GENERAL RULES › Section 332-52-155 - Anchorage

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(1) What
				is the length of time that a vessel may be moored or anchored on
				state-owned aquatic lands? Persons shall not moor or anchor a vessel
				in the same area on state-owned aquatic lands for periods longer than
				thirty consecutive days or for more than a total of ninety days in
				any three hundred sixty-five day period. For purposes of WAC
				332-52-155, "in the
				same area" means within a radius of five miles of any location where
				the vessel was previously moored or anchored.
(2) Are there places where the time
				limit does not apply? Subsection (1) of this section does not apply
				where the federal government, a county, a city, a state agency,
				including DNR, a port, or any other public entity with authority has
				posted, enacted, or adopted different anchorage or moorage
				restrictions. Persons shall observe restrictions specific to the
				locality. Additionally, persons may exceed this time limit if:
(a) Granted express consent by
				either DNR or the lessee of the state-owned aquatic lands where the
				vessel is moored or anchored; and
(b) Anchorage or moorage does not
				violate any other law or rule.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › RESERVATIONS AND PERMITS › Section 332-52-200 - Reservations

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(1) Are
				reservations required for developed recreation facilities on
				department-managed lands? No. Except where posted by the department,
				persons do not need reservations to use developed recreation
				facilities.
(2) If
				required, how do I make a reservation? Persons must contact the
				region office during business hours at least seventy-two hours prior
				to the use of the recreational facility.
(3) How will reservation requests
				be processed?
(a) The region will
				process reservation requests in the order of their arrival.
(b) The region will contact the
				requestor of the approval or denial of the reservation request prior
				to the desired reservation date.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › RESERVATIONS AND PERMITS › Section 332-52-205 - Recreation permits

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(1) Are recreation permits required
				for organized events on department-managed lands? Persons are
				required to obtain recreation permits for organized events and as
				otherwise indicated in this chapter.
(2) May I charge a fee at an
				organized event? Yes. A person shall obtain a recreation permit if a
				fee is charged at an organized event on department-managed
				lands.
(3) May I use
				department-managed lands for commercial purposes? A person who uses
				department-managed lands for commercial purposes shall obtain a
				contract, lease, permit or other written authorization from the
				department.
For the purposes of this subsection and in the
				  context of public use, "commercial purposes" means charging a fee of
				  any type for access to department-managed lands or any use or
				  activity on department-managed lands where the primary purpose is the
				  sale or barter of a good or service, regardless of whether the use or
				  activity is intended to produce a profit.
(4) How do I obtain a recreation
				permit? Persons must contact the region office during business hours
				prior to the proposed organized event use to request a recreation
				permit application. The completed recreation permit application must
				be submitted via fax, e-mail, mail, or in person to the region office
				during business hours at least sixty days prior to the proposed
				organized event.
(5) How
				are recreation permit applications processed? The region will process
				recreation permit applications in order of their arrival.
(6) Is the department required to
				issue a recreation permit?
(a) The
				region may approve or deny the application for a recreation permit
				for the reasons set forth in WAC
				332-52-100.
(b) The region will notify the
				applicant if the permit application is denied.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › CAMPGROUNDS, CAMPSITES, AND DAY-USE FACILITIES › Section 332-52-300 - Campground and campsite use and occupancy

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(1) Do
				these rules apply to all department-managed lands?
(a) These rules apply to all
				persons using department-managed lands for overnight use which
				includes:
(i) Campgrounds and
				individual campsites;
(ii) Group campgrounds and group
				campsites (for the purposes of this subsection, "group campgrounds
				and group campsites" means any designated areas with an established
				capacity for camping use by groups);
(iii) Water trail camping
				facilities and sites (for purposes of this subsection, "water trail
				camping sites or facilities" means specially designated camping
				facilities identified with signs that are near water ways);
				and
(iv) Developed,
				designated or dispersed campsites.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › CAMPGROUNDS, CAMPSITES, AND DAY-USE FACILITIES › Section 332-52-305 - Water recreation facilities

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(1) What are water recreation
				facilities? Water recreation facilities include recreational floats,
				piers, mooring buoys, docks, pilings, linear moorage facilities, and
				other similar structures managed by the department for recreational
				use.
(2) Are reservations
				required for moorage at water recreation facilities?
(a) Moorage at water recreation
				facilities is on a first-come, first-served basis.
(b) Persons are not required to
				reserve moorage at water recreation facilities, unless otherwise
				posted. Any required reservations must be made in accordance with WAC
				332-52-200.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › CAMPGROUNDS, CAMPSITES, AND DAY-USE FACILITIES › Section 332-52-310 - Day-use areas and facilities

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(1) Is overnight camping permitted
				on or in day-use areas and facilities? No. Persons shall not camp on
				or in day-use areas and facilities.
(2) What types of activities are
				permitted on or in day-use areas or facilities? The department
				determines which types of activities are permitted on or in day-use
				areas and facilities. Only designated activities are permitted on or
				in day-use areas and facilities. Information about day-use areas and
				facilities may be obtained by contacting the region office, on-line
				and/or may be posted on-site.
(3) Are campfires permitted on or
				in day-use areas and facilities? Persons may have campfires on or in
				day-use areas and facilities as authorized in WAC
				332-52-135.
(4) Are pets allowed on or in
				day-use areas and facilities? Persons may bring pets onto or into
				day-use areas and facilities, as authorized in WAC
				332-52-140.
(5) Are reservations required for
				day-use facilities? Persons do not need reservations to use developed
				day-use facilities except where posted.
(6) Are permits required to use
				day-use areas or facilities? Persons must obtain a permit as
				described in WAC
				332-52-205 for
				organized events.
(7) How
				do I know when day-use areas or facilities are open or closed?
				Information about seasonal or temporary closures may be obtained by
				contacting the region office, on-line and/or may be posted on-site.
				If the department has closed and locked the gates or posted the
				day-use area or facility as closed, persons shall not use the day-use
				area or facility.
(8) Any
				violation of this section is an infraction under
				chapter 7.84 RCW.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter 43.30 RCW and
					 RCW 43.12.065.
					 09-05-034, § 332-52-310, filed 2/11/09, effective
					 3/14/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › ROADS AND TRAILS › Section 332-52-400 - Managing road and trail use

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(1) Who manages road and trail use
				on department-managed lands? The department manages road and trail
				use on department-managed lands. The department, or lessee of state
				land in consultation with the department, may close all of, or
				portions of, a road or trail for the reasons set forth in WAC
				332-52-100.
(2) What types of recreation uses
				are permitted on roads or trails?
(a) The department may designate
				road and trail use by specific recreation activity, e.g., hiking,
				horseback riding, mountain biking, all-terrain vehicle, off-road
				vehicle, four-wheel vehicle, snowmobile, or other over-the-snow
				vehicles.
(b) Persons
				shall comply with the posted designated recreational use on roads and
				trails.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › ROADS AND TRAILS › Section 332-52-405 - Construction and maintenance of trails and structures

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(1) May a
				person construct, modify, repair or maintain a new or existing
				recreation trail, structure, or other facility or improvement or
				cause such activities to occur on department-managed lands? No. With
				the exceptions noted in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a
				person shall not construct, modify, repair or maintain a recreation
				trail, structure, or other facility or improvement, or cause such
				activities to occur on department-managed lands, without written
				authorization from the department.
(2) May a person perform routine
				maintenance of recreational trails or facilities on
				department-managed lands? Yes. With an approved department of natural
				resources volunteer agreement, individuals may conduct routine
				maintenance of recreational trails or facilities.
(3) May a person perform emergency
				maintenance of recreational trails without written authorization from
				the department? Yes. A person may perform emergency maintenance on
				recreational trails. Emergency maintenance for purposes of this
				subsection means the reasonable mitigation of immediate safety
				hazards, and brushing, weeding, windfall removal, clearing drain
				ditches or culverts, or tread repair to prevent immediate resource
				damage.
(4) Any violation
				of this section is an infraction under
				chapter 7.84 RCW except violation
				of subsection (1) of this section is a misdemeanor.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter 43.30 RCW and
					 RCW 43.12.065.
					 09-05-034, § 332-52-405, filed 2/11/09, effective
					 3/14/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › ROADS AND TRAILS › Section 332-52-410 - Traffic rules

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(1) What is the speed limit for a
				motorized or nonmotorized vehicle on department-managed roads? The
				speed limit for persons operating a motorized or nonmotorized vehicle
				is the basic speed rule on department-managed roads. The basic speed
				rule means no person shall drive a motorized or nonmotorized vehicle
				on a road at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the
				conditions and having regard for the actual and potential
				hazards.
(2) What are the
				responsibilities of persons operating motorized or nonmotorized
				vehicles on department-managed roads and trails?
(a) Persons operating motorized or
				nonmotorized vehicles shall:
(i) Use
				due care and control speed to avoid colliding with any person,
				animal, motorized or nonmotorized vehicle or other conveyance on or
				entering the roadway;
(ii) Follow the basic speed rule;
				and
(iii) Turn on
				headlights when visibility is less than two hundred feet due to
				terrain, darkness, dust, smoke, fog or other weather or atmospheric
				conditions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › ROADS AND TRAILS › Section 332-52-415 - Parking

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(1) Where
				is a person prohibited from parking a vehicle on department-managed
				lands?
(a) Persons shall not park
				on department-managed lands if the vehicle:
(i) Blocks or impedes the passage
				of normal traffic or commercial activity.
(ii) Blocks, interferes with or
				obstructs a gate, road, trail, path or other access.
(iii) Is parked in a developed
				recreation facility unless the area is designed for such
				use.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › ROADS AND TRAILS › Section 332-52-420 - Snowmobiles

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(1) Where
				are snowmobiles permitted to travel on department-managed land?
(a) Persons may operate snowmobiles
				on department managed lands only when there is adequate snow cover to
				prevent resource damage.
(b) Persons operating snowmobiles
				may only travel over the snow:
(i)
				On roads, cut banks, fill slopes, ditches, and trails.
(ii) On designated roads that are
				part of a groomed snowmobile trail.
(iii) Off of designated roads and
				trails unless the area is designated or posted closed to snowmobile
				use.
(c)
				Persons shall not operate snowmobiles on department-managed lands
				under any other conditions or in any other locations.
(d) No other motorized vehicle is
				allowed on a groomed snowmobile trail without prior written
				authorization from the department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › MILWAUKEE ROAD CORRIDOR › Section 332-52-500 - Specific rules for Milwaukee Road Corridor only

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(1) What
				is the purpose of these rules? The purpose of this section is to set
				site-specific standards for public use on the Milwaukee Road Corridor
				managed by the department. These rules promote public safety and
				protect department-managed lands, property, and resources. Unless
				otherwise inconsistent with the site-specific rules listed in this
				section, all other rules of chapter 332-52 WAC apply.
(2) What portions of the Milwaukee
				Road Corridor do these rules apply to? These rules apply to those
				portions of Milwaukee Road Corridor of the state of Washington
				administered by the department from the west bank of the Columbia
				River east to the westernmost crossing of Highway 21 and the corridor
				near the town of Lind, Washington.
(3) Are recreation permits required
				for activities on the corridor? Persons are required to obtain and
				possess recreation permits for all activities on the
				corridor.
(4) How do I
				obtain a recreation permit? Persons must contact the department's
				southeast region office in Ellensburg during business hours prior to
				the proposed activity to request a recreation permit application. The
				completed recreation permit application must be submitted via fax,
				e-mail, mail, or in person to the region office during business hours
				at least fifteen days prior to the proposed activity.
(5) How are recreation permit
				applications processed? The region will process recreation permit
				applications in order of their arrival.
(6) Is the department required to
				issue a recreation permit?
(a) The
				region may approve or deny the application for a recreation
				permit.
(b) The region
				will notify the applicant in writing if the permit application is
				approved or denied.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › NOTICE AND SIGNS › Section 332-52-600 - Notice of rules

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Where can I find the public access and recreation
				  rules? The department will make public access and recreation rules
				  available to the public through such means as:
(1) Posted on-site on kiosks or
				signboards;
(2) Published
				on the department's internet site;
(3) Published in a site-specific or
				programmatic management plan;
(4) In the office of the
				commissioner of public lands in Olympia; or
(5) In any of the department's
				region offices.
Notices of permitted or prohibited activities will
				  be posted in such locations as will reasonably bring them to the
				  attention of the public.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter 43.30 RCW and
					 RCW 43.12.065.
					 09-05-034, § 332-52-600, filed 2/11/09, effective
					 3/14/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-52 - Public access and recreation › NOTICE AND SIGNS › Section 332-52-605 - Compliance with signs

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What is the penalty for not complying with posted
				  restrictions? Persons failing to abide by posted restrictions on
				  department-managed lands are subject to the applicable penalty that
				  governs the restricted activity.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter 43.30 RCW and
					 RCW 43.12.065.
					 09-05-034, § 332-52-605, filed 2/11/09, effective
					 3/14/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-60 - Natural areas - Natural area preserves › Section 332-60-010 - Authority

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This chapter is promulgated pursuant to the authority
				granted in
				RCW 79.70.030 and
				79.70.090.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW 79.70.030 and
				  79.70.090. 83-24-067
				  (Order 407), § 332-60-010, filed
				  12/7/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-60 - Natural areas - Natural area preserves › Section 332-60-020 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to establish rules for
				implementing a statewide system of registration of natural areas and
				creation of natural area preserves.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW 79.70.030 and
				  79.70.090. 83-24-067
				  (Order 407), § 332-60-020, filed
				  12/7/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-60 - Natural areas - Natural area preserves › Section 332-60-030 - Invalidity of part of chapter not to affect remainder

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If any provision of this chapter, or its application
				to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the
				chapter, or the application of the provision to other persons or
				circumstances is not affected.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW 79.70.030 and
				  79.70.090. 83-24-067
				  (Order 407), § 332-60-030, filed
				  12/7/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-60 - Natural areas - Natural area preserves › Section 332-60-040 - Cooperation with government agencies or private entities

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The department may cooperate or contract with any
				federal, state or local government agency, private organization, or
				individual, in carrying out the purpose of this
				chapter.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW 79.70.030 and
				  79.70.090. 83-24-067
				  (Order 407), § 332-60-040, filed
				  12/7/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-60 - Natural areas - Natural area preserves › Section 332-60-050 - Definitions

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(1)
			 "Department" means the department of natural resources.
(2) "Council" means the natural
			 heritage advisory council as established in
			 RCW 79.70.070.
(3) "Plan" means the state of
			 Washington natural heritage plan as established under
			 RCW 79.70.030.
(4) "Natural heritage resource"
			 means the plant community types, aquatic types, unique geologic
			 types, and special plant and animal species and their critical
			 habitat as defined in the plan.
(5) "Natural area" means a unit of
			 land or water or both which contains a natural heritage resource, and
			 which has been registered by the landowner and may be considered for
			 dedication or commitment as a natural area preserve.
(6) "Natural area preserve" means a
			 natural area which has been:
(a)
			 Dedicated under the provisions of
			 RCW 79.70.090;
			 or
(b) Formally committed
			 to protection by a cooperative agreement between a government
			 landholder and the department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-60 - Natural areas - Natural area preserves › NATURAL AREAS - REGISTRATION › Section 332-60-060 - Site criteria for registration

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The criteria for identification for registration
				  are set forth in the plan.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW 79.70.030 and
					 79.70.090. 83-24-067
					 (Order 407), § 332-60-060, filed
					 12/7/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-60 - Natural areas - Natural area preserves › NATURAL AREAS - REGISTRATION › Section 332-60-070 - Procedures for registration of natural areas

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(1) After
				a site has been identified, the department or its designee shall
				notify the landowner, in writing, of the site's natural heritage
				resource and the site's eligibility for the register.
(2) The department or its designee
				must obtain from the landowner written permission to proceed with the
				site evaluation process.
(3) Once permission is granted by
				the landowner to proceed with the site evaluation process, the
				department nominates the site to the council.
(4) The council shall review each
				site nomination and approve or reject registration of the
				site.
(5) The department
				shall notify the landowner of the council's determination and, for an
				approved site, offer the landowner the opportunity to voluntarily
				place the site on the register.
(6) If the landowner agrees to
				register the site, the department shall place the site on the
				register and provide the landowner with a certificate of
				registration.
(7) The
				department may offer voluntary management guidelines and may enter
				into a management agreement with the landowner of a registered
				natural area.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW 79.70.030 and
					 79.70.090. 83-24-067
					 (Order 407), § 332-60-070, filed
					 12/7/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-60 - Natural areas - Natural area preserves › NATURAL AREAS - REGISTRATION › Section 332-60-080 - Removal of a natural area from the register

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(1) The
				department shall remove natural areas from the register at any time:
(i) Upon written request by the
				landowner to the department; or
(ii) If the council determines that
				the site is no longer managed for the natural heritage resources
				present, or the site no longer meets the original criteria for
				selection.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-60 - Natural areas - Natural area preserves › NATURAL AREA PRESERVE - DEDICATION › Section 332-60-090 - Natural area preserve by instrument of dedication

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Upon such terms as the department and landowner
				  agree, a registered natural area may be dedicated as a natural area
				  preserve through the execution of an instrument of dedication in a
				  form approved by the council.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW 79.70.030 and
					 79.70.090. 83-24-067
					 (Order 407), § 332-60-090, filed
					 12/7/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-60 - Natural areas - Natural area preserves › NATURAL AREA PRESERVE - DEDICATION › Section 332-60-100 - Instrument of dedication - Form

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The instrument of dedication shall be in accordance
				  with the requirements of
				  RCW 64.04.130. The
				  instrument of dedication shall be substantially in the form required
				  by law for the conveyance of any land or other real
				  property.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW 79.70.030 and
					 79.70.090. 83-24-067
					 (Order 407), § 332-60-100, filed
					 12/7/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 332 - Natural Resources, Board and Department of (See also Title 222) › Chapter 332-60 - Natural areas - Natural area preserves › NATURAL AREA PRESERVE - DEDICATION › Section 332-60-110 - Instrument of dedication - Interest conveyed

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The instrument of dedication shall transfer a real
				  property interest for the purpose of providing protection to a
				  natural heritage resource. Interests which may be transferred
				  include, but are not limited to: Water, timber, grazing, development
				  rights, rights to hunt, fish, drain or fill, access easements, or
				  rights of way.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW 79.70.030 and
					 79.70.090. 83-24-067
					 (Order 407), § 332-60-110, filed
					 12/7/83.