WAC 16-750-004   Noxious weed region descriptions.  The state of Washington is divided into ten regions for the purpose of designating Class B noxious weeds.

     (1) Region 1 description. A region consisting of all lands lying within the boundaries of Clallam and Jefferson counties.

     (2) Region 2 description. A region consisting of all lands lying within the boundaries of Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, San Juan, and Island counties.

     (3) Region 3 description. A region consisting of:

     (a) All lands lying within the boundaries of Okanogan County.

     (b) All lands lying within the boundaries of Chelan and Douglas counties and north of Highway 2.

     (4) Region 4 description. A region consisting of:

     (a) All lands lying within the boundaries of Ferry, Stevens, and Pend Oreille counties.

     (b) All lands lying within the boundaries of Spokane County and north of the Spokane River.

     (5) Region 5 description. A region consisting of all lands lying within the boundaries of Grays Harbor, Mason, Kitsap, Thurston, Pierce, and King counties.

     (6) Region 6 description. A region consisting of:

     (a) All lands lying within the boundaries of Kittitas and Grant counties.

     (b) All lands lying within the boundaries of Chelan and Douglas counties and south of Highway 2.

     (c) All lands lying within the boundaries of Yakima County and north of Highway 12 from the Yakima -- Lewis County line to Yakima and north of Highway 82 from Yakima to the Yakima -- Kittitas County line.

     (d) All lands lying within the boundaries of Ranges 28E, 29E, and 30E of Adams County.

     (7) Region 7 description. A region consisting of:

     (a) All lands lying within the boundaries of Lincoln and Whitman counties.

     (b) All lands lying within the boundaries of Spokane County and south of the Spokane River.

     (c) All lands lying within the boundaries of Ranges 31E, 32E, 33E, 34E, 35E, 36E, 37E, and 38E of Adams County.

     (8) Region 8 description. A region consisting of all lands lying within the boundaries of Pacific, Lewis, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Skamania, and Clark counties.

     (9) Region 9 description. A region consisting of:

     (a) All lands lying within the boundaries of Benton and Klickitat counties.

     (b) All lands lying within the boundaries of Yakima County and south of Highway 12 from the Yakima -- Lewis County line to Yakima and south of Highway 82 from Yakima to the Yakima -- Kittitas County line.

     (c) All lands lying within the boundaries of Franklin County and west of Highway 395.

     (10) Region 10 description. A region consisting of:

     (a) All lands lying within the boundaries of Asotin, Garfield, Columbia, and Walla Walla counties.

     (b) All lands lying within the boundaries of Franklin County and east of Highway 395.



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.10 RCW. 99-24-029, § 16-750-004, filed 11/23/99, effective 1/3/00; 91-24-072, § 16-750-004, filed 12/2/91, effective 1/2/92; 88-18-001 (Order 24, Resolution No. 24), § 16-750-004, filed 8/25/88.]