(1) An appeal before the board is initiated by filing a notice of appeal with the board and by serving a copy of the appeal notice on the agency whose decision is being appealed. For the board to acquire jurisdiction both such filing and such service must be timely accomplished.

(2) As prescribed by RCW 76.09.205, a person aggrieved by the approval or disapproval of an application to conduct a forest practice or the approval or disapproval of any landscape plan or permit or watershed analysis may seek review before the board by filing a notice of appeal with the board, and filing a copy of the notice of appeal with the department of natural resources and the attorney general within 30 days from the date of receipt of the approval or disapproval decision.

(3) The notice of appeal shall be filed with the board within 30 days of the date of receipt of the order or decision unless otherwise provided by law. The board's rule governing the computation of time (WAC 371-08-310) shall determine how the 30-day appeal period is calculated. The "date of receipt" of an order or decision means:

(a) Five business days after the date of mailing; or

(b) The date of actual receipt, proven by a preponderance of the evidence, whichever is later. The recipient's sworn affidavit or declaration indicating the date of receipt, which is unchallenged by the agency, shall constitute sufficient evidence of actual receipt. The date of actual receipt, however, may not exceed 45 days from the date of mailing.

(4) An appeal shall be filed with the board electronically through the CMS. If a party does not have the technological capacity to file electronically through the CMS, a party may file by personal delivery, commercial delivery, fax, electronic mail, or first-class, registered, or certified mail. An appeal is filed with the board on the date the board actually receives the notice of the appeal. Upon receiving the notice of appeal, the board will acknowledge receipt. The board's record of the date and time of receipt of a document shall be evidence of the filing date. Filings received after 5:00 p.m., or on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, shall be considered filed on the next business day. If the last day for filing a document as required by these rules falls on a day when the board is closed under WAC 371-08-320(3), then the time for such filing shall be extended until the end of the next business day upon which the board is open for business.