beyatch wrote:
and just to add to the trip report.....we were asked by Nancy if we all had our Discover Passes, one for tow vehicle and one for 4x4. A few of use went back to the gas station for one. This whole conversation just really bothered me and I did some research when I got home. It's one pass for two vehicles, it says so directly on the website
One pass, two vehicles: The annual Discover Pass is transferable between two vehicles. Simply write both plate numbers on the pass.
The pass can only be used on one vehicle at a time. http://www.discoverpass.wa.gov/31/About-the-PassDon't be bullied into two passes, it's BS

...it's only good for 1 vehicle at a time.
EDIT: If you really want to push their buttons, dual register your tow rig and 4x4 rig. ORV tabbed rigs at an ORV park do not need a Discover Pass. The DNR will tell you that a street licensed vehicle must have a pass. However, we interpret the law differently and have proven it in court. A user at Tahuya had a dual registered van that he transported his dirtbike in...he was given a ticket for no Discover Pass and had the ticket dropped when he went to court.
It is something WOHVA is trying to get clarified by the State Legislature.
SB 5627Here is a press release we issued in NOV 2015...
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Good news for owners of vehicles dual registered as ORV and street plated from the WA Appellate Court.
The DNR had appealed a case concerning a dual registered pickup truck cited for not having a Discover Pass in an ORV Area on DNR land. As written the law does not require a Discover Pass for ORV tagged vehicles in ORV areas regardless of whether or not they have a street license plate. The DNR has been claiming any ORV with a street license also has to have a Discover Pass and has been issuing tickets to ORVs in ORV areas on DNR land if they have a street license plate. However they had previously lost two cases on their misinterpretation of the law in Mason County Superior Court.
There have now been two Superior Court and one Appellate Court losses for the DNR on the Discover Pass versus ORV permit issue for dual registered vehicles, i.e. those with two registrations, one for ORV and one for a street license.
The Appellate Court found that the State failed to demonstrate that their appeal of the Superior Court ruling on the case qualifies for review.
WOHVA and the NMA have been trying to get the WA DNR to properly interpret and enforce the current law ever since it was passed by the legislature and signed into law by the Governor.
Perhaps the DNR’s Law Enforcement Chief (360-902-1698.
larry.raedel@dnr.wa.gov.) will finally properly interpret the law and instruct his officers to operate accordingly so their enforcement actions align correctly with the law instead of breaking the law as they have currently been doing?