Legal Opinion
Heidgerken v. Department of Natural Resources
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 11, 2000No. 23995-7-IIPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSeinfeld, J.
George Heidgerken appeals a $10,000 civil penalty imposed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The DNR fined Heidgerken because of his failure to comply with a Forest Practices Act of 1974 reforestation order. Heidgerken contends that DNR improperly applied the penalty statute retroactively. We conclude that because Heidgerken violated the statute after its effective date, DNR applied it prospectively. Further, we find no merit to Heidgerken’s other issues. Thus, we affirm.
FACTS
Heidgerken owned 340 acres of forested land in Grays Harbor County. In 1989, he filed a forest practices…
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