# WAC 222-08-025: WAC 222-08-025. Definitions

> Washington · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_08_025

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 222-08-025
- **Heading:** WAC 222-08-025. Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 222 / Chapter 222-08 / Section 222-08-025

## Text

(1) "Board" means forest practices board.
(2) "Board staff" means employees of the forest practices division of the department who work in support of the board.
(3) "Department" means department of natural resources.
(4) "Office" means the administrative office of the board in the forest practices division of the department.
(5) "Public record" as defined in RCW 42.56.010 (3), means any writing containing information relating to the conduct of government or the performance of any governmental or proprietary function prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics.
(6) "Writing" as defined in RCW 42.56.010 (4), means handwriting, typewriting, printing, photographing, including, but not limited to, letters, words, pictures, sounds, and all papers, maps, magnetic or paper tapes, photographic films and prints, video recordings, diskettes, sound recordings, and other documents including existing data compilations from which information may be obtained or translated.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 222-08-010 WAC 222-08-010. Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_08_010.md)
- [WAC 222-08-025 WAC 222-08-025. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_08_025.md)
- [WAC 222-08-032 WAC 222-08-032. Function, organization, and office](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_08_032.md)
- [WAC 222-08-040 WAC 222-08-040. Operations and procedures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_08_040.md)
- [WAC 222-08-050 WAC 222-08-050. Public records—Availability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_08_050.md)
- [WAC 222-08-060 WAC 222-08-060. Public records officer](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_08_060.md)
- [WAC 222-08-070 WAC 222-08-070. Public records index](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_08_070.md)
- [WAC 222-08-080 WAC 222-08-080. Protection of public records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_08_080.md)
- [WAC 222-08-090 WAC 222-08-090. Disclosure of public records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_08_090.md)
- [WAC 222-08-100 WAC 222-08-100. Petitions for adoption, repeal or amendment of a rule](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_08_100.md)
- [WAC 222-08-120 WAC 222-08-120. Inapplicability of model rules adopted by the chief administrative law judge](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_08_120.md)
- [WAC 222-08-130 WAC 222-08-130. Ethics standards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_08_130.md)
- [WAC 222-08-141 WAC 222-08-141. Orientation and training](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_08_141.md)
- [WAC 222-08-151 WAC 222-08-151. Reporting procedures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_08_151.md)

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