STATE LAND LAWS 

 SEC. 262 TRESPASS CONTRACT RIGHTS. 



or felled upon any of the lands of the State of Washington be- 

 fore deed shall have been issued by the state therefor as provided 

 by law, 'or shall take or remove, or cause to be taken or re- 

 moved from any such lands, any timber, wocd, clay, sand or other 

 material or substance thereon, or shall dig, quarry, take or re- 

 move any mineral (except by contract with the state), earth or 

 stone from such lands, or shall cause to be dug, quarried, taken 

 or removed any mineral (except by contract with the state), 

 earth or stone from such lands, or shall otherwise injure, de- 

 face or damage, or shall cause to be injured, defaced or damaged 

 any such lands, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. 

 (Laws '99, p. 47, sec. 1 ; sec. 6824 Rem.-Bal. ; 135 sec. 1679 

 Pierce.) 



Former Laws: Laws '90, p. 124-125, sees. 1-4; Laws '95, p. 549, sec. 

 51; Laws '97, p. 247, sec. 38. 



Trespass on public lands generally; destruction or removal of docu- 

 ments, monuments or instruments: Laws '99, p. 186 (sec. 2706 Rem.- 

 Bal.) 



Trespass on Capitol Building lands: sec. 267, post. 



See sec. 266, post, additional. 



Trespass on oyster lands: sees. 268-272, 



The state is not a necessary party to an action for trespass on leased state 

 lands : Sequim Bay Canning Co. v. Bugge, 49 Wash. 127. 



SEC. 262. TIMBER FOR DOMESTIC USE OF PURCHASER OR 

 LESSEE. 



Nothing in the foregoing section shall be so construed as to 

 prevent any person who shall lease said lands or hold the same 

 under contract with the state for the purchase thereof, and oc- 

 cupy the same for the purpose of a home, from cutting such 

 timber as may be necessary for domestic use or to clear land for 

 actual cultivation : Provided., That such lessee or contractor 

 may sell such timber so cut in good faith for the purpose of 

 clearing such land for cultivation : Provided further, however, 

 That before any timber may be sold by any such lessee or con- 

 tractor he must first obtain the written consent of the Com- 

 missioner of Public Lands of the State of Washington to such 

 sale ; otherwise such lessee or contractor shall not have the bene- 



