RCW 79.13.320 Share crop leases authorized. The department may lease state lands on a share crop basis. Upon receipt of a written application to lease state lands, the department shall make such investigations as it deems necessary. If the department finds that such a lease would be advantageous to the state, it may proceed with […]
RCW 79.13.330 Harvest, storage of crop—Notice—Warehouse receipt. When crops that are covered by a share crop lease are harvested, the lessee shall give written notice to the department that the crop is being harvested, and shall also give to the department the name and address of the warehouse or elevator to which such crops are […]
RCW 79.13.340 Sale, storage, or other disposition of crops. The department shall sell the crops covered by the warehouse receipt required in RCW 79.13.330 and may comply with the provisions of any federal act or the regulation of any federal agency with relation to the storage or disposition of the crop. [ 2003 c 334 […]
RCW 79.13.350 Insurance of crop—Division of cost. The lessee under any share crop lease issued by the department shall notify the department as soon as an estimated yield of the crop can be obtained. The estimate must be immediately submitted to the department, which is hereby authorized to insure the crop from loss by fire […]
RCW 79.13.360 Application of other provisions to share crop leases. RCW 79.13.320 through 79.13.360 shall not repeal the provisions of the general leasing statutes of the state of Washington and all of the general provisions of such statutes with reference to filing of applications, deposits required therewith, forfeiture of deposits, cancellation of leases for noncompliance […]
RCW 79.13.370 Grazing leases—Restrictions. The lessee, or assignee of any lease leased for grazing purposes, shall not use the land for any other purpose than that expressed in the lease. However, the lessee, or assignee, may surrender the lease to the department and request the department to issue an agricultural lease in lieu of the […]
RCW 79.13.380 Livestock grazing on lieu lands. The department has the power, and it is its duty, to adopt, from time to time, reasonable rules for the grazing of livestock on such tracts and areas of the indemnity or lieu lands of the state contiguous to national forests and suitable for grazing purposes, as have […]
RCW 79.13.390 Grazing permits—United States government. The department may issue permits for the grazing of livestock on the lands described in RCW 79.13.380 in such manner and upon such terms, as near as may be, as permits are, or shall be, issued by the United States for the grazing of livestock on national forestlands. The […]
RCW 79.13.400 Improvement of grazing ranges—Agreements. The department is hereby authorized on behalf of the state of Washington to enter into cooperative agreements with any person as defined in RCW 1.16.080 for the improvement of the state’s grazing ranges by the clearing of debris, maintenance of trails and water holes, and other requirements for the […]
RCW 79.13.410 Improvement of grazing ranges—Extension of permit. In order to encourage the improvement of grazing ranges by holders of grazing permits, the department shall consider (1) extension of grazing permit periods to a maximum of ten years; and (2) reduction of grazing fees, in situations where the permittee contributes or agrees to contribute to […]
RCW 79.13.420 Nondefault or early termination provision. (1) For the purposes of this section, “nondefault or early termination provision” means a provision that authorizes the department to terminate a lease in the event the department includes the leased land in a plan for higher and better use, land exchange, or sale. (2) Any nondefault or […]
