{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-76.48.151","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 76.48.151","heading":"Penalties—Affirmative defense.","body":"(1) Except as provided in RCW 76.48.141, a person who violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, imprisonment in the county jail for up to three hundred sixty-four days, or by both a fine and imprisonment.\n(2) In any prosecution for a violation of this chapter's requirements to obtain or possess a specialized forest products permit, true copy, bill of lading, authorization, or sales invoice, it is an affirmative defense, if established by the defendant by a preponderance of the evidence, that:\n(a) The specialized forest products were harvested from the defendant's own land; or\n(b) The specialized forest products were harvested with the permission of the landowner.","path":["Title 76","Chapter 76.48"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=76.48.151","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T04:14:11Z","sha256":"f36751789de34973d6ecde06a3b63129e4cd4a3a7a3834c6611cbd94526d4cc5","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-76.48.141","next":"us-wa/rcw-76.48.161"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}