Section 240-15-030 - Enforcement(1) Debarment. (a) Any person who knowingly violates any of the prohibitions in WAC 240-15-015(1) (relating to exports), WAC 240-15-015(2) (relating to substitution), or WAC 240-15-015(3) (relating to certain indirect transactions) shall be debarred, by an order issued by the department of revenue from bidding on or purchasing export restricted timber originating from any public lands covered by this chapter for a period of two years.(b) A second debarment of any person under this section which is for a violation by the same person committed after the first debarment of such person under this section shall result in a permanent debarment of such person from bidding on or purchasing export restricted timber originating from any public lands covered by this chapter.(c) The Washington Administrative Procedure Act shall apply to the issuance of any order by a state agency under this subsection. Agencies other than state agencies shall follow appropriate procedures in issuing any order under this subsection.(d) For purposes of this section, the term "person" shall include any previously formed but no longer existing entity which would be included in WAC 240-15-010(4)(d) if existing now.(2) Log branding and marking requirements.(a)(i) All log ends 10 inches or greater in diameter from sales of unprocessed timber by a public agency covered by this chapter shall, prior to removal from the sale area, be hammer branded with a brand registered under chapter 76.36 RCW, as amended.(ii) In addition to the branding requirements of WAC 240-15-030(2)(a)(i), both ends of all logs from those sales designated as export restricted under WAC 240-15-020(1)(a) shall, prior to removal from the sale area, be painted with durable red paint.(b) If timber that has been properly marked and branded, as required under WAC 240-15-030(2)(a), is subdivided into smaller pieces for any purpose other than immediate processing, each piece shall be marked in the same manner as the original timber.Wash. Admin. Code § 240-15-030
92-11-017, § 240-15-030, filed 5/12/92, effective 7/1/92; 91-14-040, § 240-15-030, filed 6/27/91, effective 8/16/91. Statutory Authority: Public Law 101-382. 91-02-111, § 240-15-030, filed 1/2/91, effective 1/2/91; 90-22-105, § 240-15-030, filed 11/7/90, effective 1/1/91.