WAC 222-21-065   Uneconomic to harvest.  The small forest landowner office will use the following criteria to determine whether timber is qualifying timber because it is rendered uneconomic to harvest by rules adopted under RCW 76.09.055 or 76.09.370. The proposed harvest must meet all of the following requirements:

     (1) The timber could have been included in a commercially reasonable harvest unit by the small forest landowner if there were no additional requirements imposed by rules adopted under RCW 76.09.055 or 76.09.370.

     (2) The area is not reasonably accessible because of requirements imposed by rules adopted under RCW 76.09.055 or 76.09.370.

     (3) The unit must have no reasonable unit size alternative which if used would make the area economical to harvest.

     (4) The cost to access the harvest unit plus the cost to harvest must equal or exceed 35% of the stumpage value in the portion of the unit considered to be uneconomic. The small forest landowner office will determine costs and values consistent with WAC 222-21-045. Costs include harvest, construction of nonpermanent roads and/or water crossing structures, and associated expenses. When using the small harvester method to calculate stumpage values and allowable costs, the landowner may include actual timber appraisal and sale layout costs incurred, as part of the cost calculations.



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 34.05 RCW, RCW 76.09.040,[76.09.]050 , [76.09.]370, 76.13.120(9). 01-12-042, § 222-21-065, filed 5/30/01, effective 7/1/01.]