§ 24.30.360. Wetlands—Vegetation Removal—Harvesting.  


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  • The approval authority, in consultation with the Washington Departments of Natural Resources (Natural Heritage Program), Fish and Wildlife, and Ecology or United States Fish and Wildlife Service staff, may allow harvesting of plants and plant materials provided compliance with all of the criteria below can be met:

    A.

    The harvest shall not comprise more than twenty percent of any single plant.

    B.

    The species harvested must comprise forty percent or more of the vegetation in the wetland or buffer area.

    C.

    Harvested material shall not consist of any threatened or endangered species pursuant to Chapter 24.25 TCC.

    D.

    No root material shall be harvested, except as provided for TCC 24.30.370.

(Ord. No. 14773, § 3(Att. B), 7-24-2012)