WAC 222-21-061   Criteria when commercially reasonable harvest is not possible.  The small forest landowner office will use the following criteria to determine if a forest practices application for harvest may qualify for the forestry riparian easement program because it involves an area where a commercially reasonable harvest is not possible and an approved application for harvest cannot be obtained because of restrictions under the forest practices rules. The proposed harvest must meet all of the following requirements:

     (1) The application has been disapproved based on rules adopted under RCW 76.09.055 or 76.09.370 that require the area covered by the application to be left unharvested; and

     (2) The application is for a Class III or Class IV Special forest practice; and

     (3) The harvest is not a Class IV General conversion or covered by a conversion option harvest plan; and

     (4) The landowner is not eligible for the 20 acre exemption under WAC 222-30-023; and

     (5) The value of the qualifying timber is equal to, or exceeds, the minimum required by the department of revenue for taxing purposes ($1,000).



[Statutory Authority: RCW 76.09.040, chapters 76.13, 34.05 RCW. 02-05-084, § 222-21-061, filed 2/20/02, effective 3/23/02.]