Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 70A.20 · 10 active provisions
The legislature finds that inadequately controlled noise adversely affects the health, safety and welfare of the people, the value of property, and the quality of the environment. Antinoise measures of the past have not adequately protected against the invasion of these interests by noise. There is a need, therefore, f…
As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(1) "Department" means the department of ecology.(2) "Director" means director of the department of ecology.(3) "Local government" means county or city government or any combination of the two.(4) "Noise" means the intensity, duration and character…
The department is empowered as follows:(1) The department, after consultation with state agencies expressing an interest therein, shall adopt, by rule, maximum noise levels permissible in identified environments in order to protect against adverse affects of noise on the health, safety and welfare of the people, the va…
The director shall name a technical advisory committee to assist the department in the implementation of this chapter. Committee members shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060, as now existing or hereafter amended.
(1) Any person who violates any rule adopted by the department under this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars imposed by local government pursuant to this section. An action under this section shall not preclude enforcement of any provisions of the local government noise ordina…
(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to deny, abridge or alter alternative rights of action or remedies in equity or under common law or statutory law, criminal or civil.(2) Nothing in this chapter shall deny, abridge or alter any powers, duties and functions relating to noise abatement and control now or her…
Any rule adopted under this chapter relating to the operation of motor vehicles on public highways shall be administered according to testing and inspection procedures adopted by rule by the state patrol. Violation of any motor vehicle performance standard adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be a misdemeanor, enforc…
The department shall, in the exercise of rule-making power under this chapter, provide exemptions or specially limited regulations relating to recreational shooting and emergency or law enforcement equipment where appropriate in the interests of public safety.The department in the development of rules under this chapte…
(1) This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out its broad purposes.(2) If any provision of this chapter, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Noise Control Act of 1974".