Title 17 — Title 17 WEEDS, RODENTS, AND PESTS
10 chapters · 212 sections in this title.
RCW 17.26.005 Findings.
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The legislature finds that:(1) Spartina alterniflora, Spartina anglica, Spartina x townsendii, and Spartina patens which are collectively called spartina are not native to the state of Washington nor to the west coast of North America. This noxious weed was inadvertently introduc…
RCW 17.26.006 Findings—Purpose.
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This state is facing an environmental disaster that will affect other states as well as other nations. The legislature finds that six years is sufficient time for state agencies to debate solutions to the spartina and purple loosestrife problems that are occurring in state waters…
RCW 17.26.007 Findings—Application to appropriations.
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This section applies to appropriations made to the department of agriculture specifically for the removal or control of spartina or purple loosestrife or both plants. The legislature finds that: The presence of spartina or purple loosestrife on private lands threatens wildlife ha…
RCW 17.26.010 Restriction on state agencies and local governments.
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State agencies and local governments may not use any other local, state, or federal permitting requirement, regulatory authority, or legal mechanism to override the legislative intent and statutory mandates of chapter 255, Laws of 1995.[ 1995 c 255 s 8.]
RCW 17.26.011 Spartina removal includes restoration—Study.
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Spartina removal shall include restoration to return intertidal land and other infested lands to the condition found on adjacent unaffected lands in the same tidal elevation. The department of fish and wildlife, the department of ecology, the department of agriculture, and the de…
RCW 17.26.015 Lead agency—Responsibilities.
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(1) The state department of agriculture is the lead agency for the control of spartina and purple loosestrife with the advice of the state noxious weed control board.(2) Responsibilities of the lead agency include:(a) Coordination of the control program including memorandums of u…
RCW 17.26.020 High priority for all state agencies—Definitions.
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(1) Facilitating the control of spartina and purple loosestrife is a high priority for all state agencies.(2) The department of natural resources is responsible for spartina and purple loosestrife control on state-owned aquatic lands managed by the department of natural resources…
RCW 17.26.901 Effective date—1995 c 255.
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This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately [May 5, 1995].[ 1995 c 255 s 15.]