The definitions of terms contained in chapter 173-400 WAC are
incorporated into this chapter by reference. Unless a different meaning is
clearly required by context, the meanings of the following words and phrases
used in this chapter are listed below.
(1)
Agricultural burning: Means
the burning of vegetative debris from an agricultural operation necessary for
disease or pest control, necessary for crop propagation or crop rotation, or
where identified as a best management practice by the agricultural burning
practices and research task force established in
RCW
70.94.6528(6) or other
authoritative source on agricultural practices. Propane flaming for the purpose
of vegetative debris removal is considered commercial agricultural
burning.
(2)
Agricultural
operation: Means a farmer who can substantiate that the operation is
commercial agriculture by showing the most recent year's IRS schedule F form or
its corporate equivalent. It also includes burning conducted by irrigation
district or drainage district personnel as part of water system
management.
(3)
Air pollution
episode: Means a period when a forecast, alert, warning, or emergency
air pollution stage is declared as described in
RCW
70.94.715.
(4)
Best management practice:
Means the criteria established by the agricultural burning practices and
research task force (task force).
(5)
Certify: Means to declare in
writing, based on belief after reasonable inquiry, that the statements and
information provided are true, accurate, and complete.
(6)
Ecology: Means the
Washington state department of ecology.
(7)
Farmer: Means any person
engaged in the business of growing or producing for sale any agricultural
product upon their own lands, or upon the land in which they have a present
right of possession, any agricultural product. Farmer does not mean persons
growing or producing products primarily for their own consumption.
(8)
Field burning: Agricultural
burning of vegetative residue on an area of land used in an agricultural
operation. Field burning does not include pile burning.
(9)
Impaired air quality: Means
an impaired air quality condition declared by ecology or a local air authority
with jurisdiction in accordance with
RCW
70.94.473.
(10)
Outdoor
burning: Means all forms of burning except those listed as exempt
in WAC
173-425-020.
(11)
Permitting authority: Means
ecology or its delegate or a local air authority with jurisdiction or its
delegate. Conservation districts, counties, fire districts, or fire protection
agencies may receive delegation for all or portions of the agricultural burning
permit program as identified in a delegation agreement. The permitting
authority will issue agricultural burning permits for a given locale.
(12)
Pile burning: Agricultural
burning of stacked vegetative residue from an agricultural operation. Burning
of windrows does not qualify as pile burning.
(13)
Silvicultural burning:
Means burning on any land the department of natural resources protects per
RCW
70.94.030(13),
70.94.6534,
70.94.6540, and under chapter
76.04 RCW.
(14)
Spot
burn: Agricultural burning of an unforeseen and unpredicted small area
where burning is reasonably necessary and no practical alternative to burning
exists. Examples of spot burns include small weed patches, spots of heavy
residue, equipment plugs, and harrow dumps. Burning of windrows does not
qualify as a spot burn.
(15)
Task force: Means the agricultural burning practices and research
task force.
