Washington § 77.55.450 - Administrative inspection warrant.

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§ 77.55.450. Administrative inspection warrant.

(1) The department may apply for an administrative inspection warrant in either Thurston county superior court or the superior court in the county in which the hydraulic project is located. The court may issue an administrative inspection warrant where:
(a) Department personnel need to inspect the hydraulic project site to ensure compliance with this chapter or with rules adopted to implement this chapter; or
(b) Department personnel have probable cause to believe that a violation of this chapter or of the rules that implement this chapter is occurring or has occurred.
(2) This section does not apply to a project, or to that portion of a project, that has received a forest practices hydraulic project permit from the department of natural resources pursuant to chapter 76.09 RCW.
[ 2019 c 290 s 9.]

Notes

Finding—Intent—2019 c 290: See note following RCW 77.12.085.

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