The department, with the assistance of the attorney general, is authorized to bring any appropriate action at law or in equity, including action for injunctive relief, in the name of the people of the state of Washington as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter or chapter 90.56 RCW.
RCW 90.48.037
Authority of department to bring enforcement actions.
Known as the Coastal Waters Protection Act
The act spans §§ 90–90 (82 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Tiegs v. Watts (1998)
Most recently applied in 387 F. Supp. 3d 1141 - City of Seattle v. Monsanto Co. (May 2019)
1991 c 200 s 1102; 1987 c 109 s 125; 1967 c 13 s 7.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.