WAC 222-21-040   Timber cruises.  (1) This section is designed to establish methods and standards for cruises of qualifying timber for the proposed forestry riparian easements for purposes of establishing the compensation. It applies only to the department, small forest landowners, and the small forest landowner office in connection with the forestry riparian easement program.

     (2) The following standards will be used for the timber cruises:

     (a) The purpose of the timber cruise is to determine the volume by species and grade sufficient to value the qualifying timber.

     (b) Additional trees left voluntarily by the small forest landowner may be noted, but are not included in the cruise volume.

     (c) The cruise method will be a 100 percent inventory of qualifying timber on the proposed easement premises. The inventory will include species, diameter class, grade, and any other information necessary to determine valuation of the easement. (See the board manual for specific cruise standards.)

     (d) A sampling cruise method may be used for easement premises under certain circumstances. (See the board manual section 17 for standards for sampling cruise method.)



[Statutory Authority: RCW 76.09.040, 76.09.370, chapters 76.13 and 34.05 RCW. 03-06-039, § 222-21-040, filed 2/26/03, effective 3/29/03. Statutory Authority: Chapter 34.05 RCW, RCW 76.09.040, [76.09.]050, [76.09.]370, 76.13.120(9). 01-12-042, § 222-21-040, filed 5/30/01, effective 7/1/01.]