(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, specialized forest products permits shall consist of properly completed permit forms validated by the sheriff of the county in which the specialized forest products are to be harvested. Each permit shall be separately numbered and the issuance of the permits shall be by consecutive numbers. All specialized forest products permits shall expire at the end of the calendar year in which issued, or sooner, at the discretion of the permitter.

     (2) A properly completed specialized forest products permit form shall include:

     (a) The date of its execution and expiration;

     (b) The name, address, telephone number, if any, and signature of the permitter;

     (c) The name, address, telephone number, if any, and signature of the permittee;

     (d) The type of specialized forest products to be harvested or transported;

     (e) The approximate amount or volume of specialized forest products to be harvested or transported;

     (f) The legal description of the property from which the specialized forest products are to be harvested or transported, including the name of the county, or the state or province if outside the state of Washington;

     (g) A description by local landmarks of where the harvesting is to occur, or from where the specialized forest products are to be transported;

     (h) For cedar products, cedar salvage, and specialty wood, a copy of a map or aerial photograph, with defined permitted boundaries, included as an attachment to the permit;

     (i) A copy of a valid picture identification; and

     (j) Any other condition or limitation which the permitter may specify.

     (3) For permits intended to satisfy the requirements of RCW 76.48.210 relating only to the sale of huckleberries, the specialized forest products permit:

     (a) May be obtained from the department of natural resources or the sheriff of any county in the state;

     (b) Must, in addition to the requirements of subsection (2) of this section, also contain information relating to where the huckleberries were, or plan to be, harvested, and the approximate amount of huckleberries that are going to be offered for sale; and

     (c) Must include a statement designed to inform the possessor that permission from the landowner is still required prior to the harvesting of huckleberries.

     (4) Except for the harvesting of Christmas trees, the permit or true copy thereof must be carried by the permittee and the permittee's agents and be available for inspection at all times. For the harvesting of Christmas trees only a single permit or true copy thereof is necessary to be available at the harvest site.

[2008 c 191 § 2; 2005 c 401 § 2; 1995 c 366 § 4; 1979 ex.s. c 94 § 4; 1977 ex.s. c 147 § 4; 1967 ex.s. c 47 § 6.]

NOTES:

     Severability -- 1995 c 366: See note following RCW 76.48.020.