Every owner of forestland in the state of Washington shall furnish or provide, during the season of the year when there is danger of forest fires, adequate protection against the spread of fire thereon or therefrom which shall meet with the approval of the department.
RCW 76.04.600
Owners to protect forests.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 114 Wash. 2d 278 - Oberg v. Department of Natural Resources (1990)
Most recently applied in 187 Wash. App. 490 - Department of Natural Resources v. Public Utility District No. 1 (April 2015)
1986 c 100 s 34.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.