Washington § 77.135.070 - Infested site management actions.

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§ 77.135.070. Infested site management actions.

(1) The department may implement infested site management actions where a prohibited level 2 species is detected in or on a water body or property. Infested site management actions may: Include long-term actions to contain, control, or eradicate the prohibited species; and, if applicable, be implemented in conjunction with a quarantine declaration. Infested site management actions must be terminated by the department when it determines that the targeted prohibited level 2 species are:
(a) Eradicated;
(b) Contained or controlled without need for further management actions; or
(c) Reclassified for that water body.
(2) The department must consult with affected state and federal agencies, tribes, local governments, and private water body or property owners prior to implementing infested site management actions. The purpose of the consultation is to support mutual assistance and cooperation in providing an effective and efficient response to contain, control, and eradicate, if feasible, a prohibited level 2 species.
(3) The department may enter into cooperative agreements with national, regional, state, and local infested site management action partners to establish management responsibilities, secure or prepare submission-ready environmental permits, and identify mutual assistance commitments.
(4) In implementing infested site management actions, the department may enter upon property consistent with the process established under RCW 77.135.170.
[ 2014 c 202 s 109.]

Notes

Findings—2014 c 202: See note following RCW 77.135.010.

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