Washington Statutes

Title 77 - Fish and wildlife (formerly: game and game fish)

77.04 - Department of fish and wildlife.
- 77.04.010 - Short title.
- 77.04.012 - Mandate of department and commission.
- 77.04.013 - Findings and intent.
- 77.04.020 - Composition of department -- Powers and duties.
- 77.04.030 - Commission -- Appointment.
- 77.04.040 - Commission -- Qualifications of members.
- 77.04.055 - Commission -- Duties.
- 77.04.060 - Commission -- Meetings -- Officers -- Compensation, travel expenses.
- 77.04.080 - Director -- Qualifications -- Duties -- Salary.
- 77.04.090 - Rule-making authority -- Certified copy as evidence.
- 77.04.120 - Director -- Research -- Reports.
- 77.04.130 - Adoption and certification of rules.
- 77.04.140 - Unofficial printings of laws or rules -- Approval required.
- 77.04.145 - Notification requirements.
- 77.04.150 - Hunters and fishers with disabilities -- Advisory committee -- Composition -- Terms -- Pilot project -- Report to the legislature.
- 77.04.160 - Surplus salmon report.
- 77.04.170 - Funding for fish stock protection or recovery programs -- Prioritization and selection process requirements -- Development of outcome-focused performance measures.
77.08 - General terms defined.
- 77.08.010 - Definitions.
- 77.08.020 - "Game fish" defined.
- 77.08.022 - "Food fish" defined.
- 77.08.024 - "Salmon" defined.
- 77.08.030 - "Big game" defined.
- 77.08.045 - Migratory waterfowl terms defined.
- 77.08.900 - Construction -- Title applicable to state registered domestic partnerships -- 2009 c 521.
77.100 - Volunteer fish and wildlife enhancement program.
- 77.100.010 - Legislative findings -- Department to administer cooperative enhancement program.
- 77.100.020 - Definitions.
- 77.100.030 - Cooperative projects -- Types.
- 77.100.040 - Cooperative projects -- Sale of surplus salmon eggs and carcasses.
- 77.100.050 - Duties of department.
- 77.100.060 - Commission to establish rules -- Subjects.
- 77.100.070 - Agreements for cooperative projects -- Duration.
- 77.100.080 - Duties of volunteer group.
- 77.100.090 - Application of chapter.
- 77.100.100 - Cedar river spawning channel.
- 77.100.110 - Cedar river spawning channel -- Technical committee -- Policy committee.
- 77.100.120 - Cedar river spawning channel -- Specifications.
- 77.100.130 - Cedar river spawning channel -- Funding.
- 77.100.150 - Cedar river spawning channel -- Legislative declaration.
- 77.100.160 - Cedar river spawning channel -- Mitigation of water diversion projects.
- 77.100.170 - Fish hatcheries -- Volunteer group projects.
- 77.100.900 - Severability -- 1984 c 72.
77.105 - Recreational salmon and marine fish enhancement program.
- 77.105.005 - Findings.
- 77.105.010 - Program created -- Coordinator.
- 77.105.020 - Department responsibilities.
- 77.105.030 - Planning and operation of programs -- Assistance from nondepartmental sources.
- 77.105.040 - Delayed-release chinook salmon -- Freshwater rearing.
- 77.105.050 - Marine bottomfish species -- Research, methods, and programs for artificial rearing.
- 77.105.060 - Additional research.
- 77.105.070 - Siting process for enhancement projects -- Cooperation with other entities.
- 77.105.080 - Public awareness program.
- 77.105.090 - Management of predators.
- 77.105.100 - Plans to target hatchery-produced fish -- Participation by fishing interests -- Feasibility of increased survival and production of chinook and coho salmon.
- 77.105.110 - Coordination of sport fishing program with wild stock initiative.
- 77.105.120 - Increased recreational access to salmon and marine fish resources -- Plans.
- 77.105.130 - Recreational fishing projects -- Contracting with entities.
- 77.105.140 - Saltwater, combination fishing license -- Disposition of fee.
- 77.105.150 - Recreational fisheries enhancement account.
- 77.105.160 - Oversight committee -- Created -- Duties.
- 77.105.900 - Effective date -- 1993 sp.s. c 2 §§ 7, 60, 80, and 82-100.
- 77.105.901 - Severability -- 1993 sp.s. c 2.
77.110 - Salmon and steelhead trout -- Management of resources.
- 77.110.010 - Declaration.
- 77.110.020 - Petition to congress.
- 77.110.030 - Management of natural resources -- State policy.
- 77.110.040 - Declaration -- Denial of rights based on race, sex, origin, or cultural heritage.
- 77.110.900 - Transmittal of act to president and congress -- 1985 c 1.
- 77.110.901 - Severability -- 1985 c 1.
77.115 - Aquaculture disease control.
- 77.115.010 - Disease inspection and control for aquatic farmers -- Development of program -- Elements -- Rules -- Violations.
- 77.115.030 - Consultation required -- Agreements for diagnostic field services authorized -- Roster of biologists.
- 77.115.040 - Registration of aquatic farmers.
77.12 - Powers and duties.
- 77.12.010 - Limitation on prohibiting fishing with bait or artificial lures.
- 77.12.020 - Wildlife to be classified.
- 77.12.031 - Llamas and alpacas.
- 77.12.035 - Protection of grizzly bears -- Limitation on transplantation or introduction -- Negotiations with federal and state agencies.
- 77.12.037 - Acquisition, use, and management of property -- Condemnation -- When authorized.
- 77.12.038 - Notification requirements.
- 77.12.039 - Acceptance of funds or property for damage claims or conservation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife resources.
- 77.12.043 - Contracts and agreements for propagation of fish or shellfish.
- 77.12.045 - Territorial authority of commission -- Adoption of federal regulations and rules of fisheries commissions and compacts.
- 77.12.047 - Scope of commission's authority to adopt rules -- Application to private tideland owners or lessees of the state.
- 77.12.068 - Dissemination of information about RCW 77.15.740 and responsible wildlife viewing.
- 77.12.071 - Sampling of fish, wildlife, or shellfish by department employees.
- 77.12.140 - Acquisition or sale of wildlife.
- 77.12.150 - Game seasons -- Opening and closing -- Special hunt.
- 77.12.152 - Commission may designate fishing areas.
- 77.12.154 - Right of entry -- Aircraft operated by department.
- 77.12.170 - State wildlife account -- Deposits.
- 77.12.177 - Disposition of moneys collected -- Proceeds from sale of food fish or shellfish -- Unanticipated receipts.
- 77.12.184 - Deposit of moneys from various activities -- Production of regulation booklets.
- 77.12.190 - Diversion of wildlife account moneys prohibited.
- 77.12.201 - Counties may elect to receive an amount in lieu of taxes -- County to record collections for violations of law or rules -- Deposit.
- 77.12.203 - In lieu payments authorized -- Procedure -- Game lands defined.
- 77.12.204 - Grazing lands -- Fish and wildlife goals -- Implementation.
- 77.12.210 - Department property -- Management, sale.
- 77.12.220 - Acquisition or transfer of property.
- 77.12.230 - Local assessments against department property.
- 77.12.240 - Authority to take wildlife -- Disposition.
- 77.12.262 - Fish and wildlife officers compensation insurance -- Medical aid.
- 77.12.264 - Fish and wildlife officers -- Relieved from active duty when injured -- Compensation.
- 77.12.275 - Agreements with department of defense.
- 77.12.285 - Agreements with United States to protect Columbia River fish -- Fish cultural stations and protective devices.
- 77.12.315 - Dogs harassing deer and elk -- Declaration of emergency -- Taking dogs into custody or destroying -- Immunity.
- 77.12.320 - Agreements for purposes related to fish, shellfish, and wildlife -- Acceptance of compensation, gifts, grants.
- 77.12.323 - Special wildlife account -- Investments.
- 77.12.325 - Cooperation with Oregon to assure yields of Columbia river fish, shellfish, and wildlife.
- 77.12.330 - Exclusive fishing waters for youths.
- 77.12.360 - Withdrawal of state land from lease -- Compensation.
- 77.12.370 - Withdrawal of state land from lease -- County procedures, approval, hearing.
- 77.12.380 - Withdrawal of state land from lease -- Actions by commissioner of public lands.
- 77.12.390 - Withdrawal of state land from lease -- Payment.
- 77.12.420 - Improvement of conditions for growth of game fish.
- 77.12.451 - Director may take or sell fish or shellfish -- Restrictions on sale of salmon.
- 77.12.453 - Salmon fishing by Wanapum (Sokulk) Indians.
- 77.12.455 - Prevention and suppression of diseases and pests.
- 77.12.459 - Release and recapture of salmon or steelhead prohibited.
- 77.12.465 - Abandoned or derelict vessels.
- 77.12.467 - Wildlife rehabilitation program -- Requirements to receive funding -- Reports accounting for all expenditures of state funds -- Permitted expenditures -- Adoption of rules.
- 77.12.469 - Renewal of wildlife rehabilitation licenses -- Adoption of rules.
- 77.12.471 - Wildlife rehabilitation account.
- 77.12.475 - Fish and wildlife equipment revolving account.
- 77.12.540 - Public shooting grounds -- Effect of filing -- Use for booming.
- 77.12.550 - Tidelands used as public shooting grounds -- Diversion.
- 77.12.560 - Tidelands used as public shooting grounds -- Rules.
- 77.12.570 - Game farm licenses -- Rules -- Exemption.
- 77.12.580 - Game farms -- Authority to dispose of eggs.
- 77.12.590 - Game farms -- Tagging of products -- Exemption.
- 77.12.600 - Game farms -- Shipping of wildlife -- Exemption.
- 77.12.605 - Whidbey Island game farm -- Sale of property.
- 77.12.610 - Check stations -- Purpose.
- 77.12.620 - Check stations -- Stopping for inspection.
- 77.12.630 - Check stations -- Other inspections, powers.
- 77.12.650 - Protection of bald eagles and their habitats -- Cooperation required.
- 77.12.655 - Habitat buffer zones for bald eagles -- Rules.
- 77.12.670 - Migratory bird stamp/migratory bird license validations -- Deposit and use of revenues.
- 77.12.680 - Migratory waterfowl art committee -- Membership -- Terms -- Vacancies -- Chairman -- Review of expenditures -- Compensation.
- 77.12.690 - Migratory waterfowl art committee -- Duties -- Deposit and use of funds -- Audits.
- 77.12.702 - Rockfish research and stock assessment program -- Report to the legislature -- Rockfish research account.
- 77.12.710 - Game fish production -- Double by year 2000.
- 77.12.712 - Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead pilot stamp program.
- 77.12.714 - Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead pilot stamp program account.
- 77.12.716 - Columbia river salmon and steelhead recreational anglers board.
- 77.12.718 - Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead pilot stamp program -- Review -- Report to the legislature.
- 77.12.722 - Canada goose hunting -- Season or bag limit restriction.
- 77.12.755 - Ranked inventory of fish passage barriers.
- 77.12.760 - Steelhead trout fishery.
- 77.12.765 - Tilton and Cowlitz rivers -- Proposals to reinstate salmon and steelhead.
- 77.12.790 - Eastern Washington pheasant enhancement program -- Purpose.
- 77.12.800 - Pheasant hunting -- Opportunities for juvenile hunters.
- 77.12.810 - Small game hunting license -- Disposition of fee.
- 77.12.820 - Eastern Washington pheasant enhancement account -- Created -- Use of moneys -- Report to the legislature.
- 77.12.850 - Definitions.
- 77.12.852 - Washington salmon stamp program -- Creation.
- 77.12.854 - Washington junior salmon stamp program -- Creation.
- 77.12.856 - Salmon stamp selection committee -- Creation.
- 77.12.858 - Deposit of receipts -- Expenditures.
- 77.12.860 - Stamp design -- Department's rule-making authority.
- 77.12.865 - Derelict fishing gear -- Guidelines for removal and disposal.
- 77.12.870 - Derelict fishing gear and shellfish pots database.
- 77.12.875 - Prohibited aquatic animal species -- Infested state waters.
- 77.12.878 - Infested waters -- Rapid response plan.
- 77.12.879 - Aquatic invasive species prevention account -- Aquatic invasive species prevention program for recreational and commercial watercraft -- Enforcement program -- Check stations -- Training -
- 77.12.880 - Wildlife program management.
- 77.12.882 - Aquatic invasive species -- Inspection of recreational and commercial watercraft -- Rules -- Signage.
- 77.12.885 - Reported predatory wildlife interactions -- Web site posting.
77.120 - Ballast water management.
- 77.120.005 - Findings.
- 77.120.010 - Definitions.
- 77.120.020 - Application of chapter.
- 77.120.030 - Authorized ballast water discharge -- Adoption of standards by rule.
- 77.120.040 - Reporting and sampling requirements.
- 77.120.050 - Pilot project -- Private sector ballast water treatment operation.
- 77.120.070 - Violation of chapter -- Penalties -- Rules.
- 77.120.100 - Department may assess fee for exemptions -- Rules.
- 77.120.110 - Ballast water management account.
- 77.120.120 - Special operating authorization -- Rules.
- 77.120.900 - Severability -- 2000 c 108.
77.125 - Marine fin fish aquaculture programs.
- 77.125.010 - Accidental Atlantic salmon release -- Prevention measures.
- 77.125.020 - Marine aquatic farming location -- Defined.
- 77.125.030 - Development of proposed rules -- Elements.
- 77.125.040 - Report to the legislature.
77.130 - Disposition of unclaimed property.
- 77.130.010 - Unclaimed personal property -- Disposition -- Firearms.
- 77.130.020 - Notice of sale.
- 77.130.030 - Use of money from sales under this chapter.
- 77.130.040 - Property owner entitled to receive money.
- 77.130.050 - Application of chapters 63.24 and 63.29 RCW.
- 77.130.060 - Donation of unclaimed personal property.
77.15 - Fish and wildlife enforcement code.
- 77.15.005 - Finding -- Intent.
- 77.15.010 - Exemption for department actions.
- 77.15.020 - Authority to define violation of rule as infraction.
- 77.15.030 - Individual animal unlawfully taken -- Separate offense.
- 77.15.040 - Jurisdiction.
- 77.15.050 - "Conviction" defined.
- 77.15.060 - Reference to chapters 7.84 and 9A.20 RCW.
- 77.15.065 - Authority of attorney general if prosecuting attorney defaults.
- 77.15.070 - Civil forfeiture of property used for violation of chapter.
- 77.15.075 - Enforcement authority of fish and wildlife officers -- Volunteer chaplain.
- 77.15.080 - Fish and wildlife officers -- Inspection authority.
- 77.15.085 - Seizure without warrant.
- 77.15.090 - Search, arrest warrant -- Issuance -- Execution.
- 77.15.092 - Arrest without warrant.
- 77.15.094 - Search without warrant -- Seizure of evidence, property -- Limitation.
- 77.15.096 - Inspection without warrant -- Commercial fish and wildlife entities -- Limitations.
- 77.15.098 - Willful misconduct/gross negligence -- Civil liability.
- 77.15.100 - Forfeited wildlife and articles -- Disposition -- Department authority -- Sale.
- 77.15.110 - Acting for commercial purposes -- When -- Proof.
- 77.15.120 - Endangered fish or wildlife -- Unlawful taking -- Penalty.
- 77.15.130 - Protected fish or wildlife -- Unlawful taking -- Penalty.
- 77.15.140 - Unclassified fish or wildlife -- Unlawful taking -- Penalty.
- 77.15.150 - Poison or explosives -- Unlawful use -- Penalty.
- 77.15.160 - Infractions -- Record catch -- Barbed hooks -- Other rule violations.
- 77.15.170 - Waste of fish and wildlife -- Penalty.
- 77.15.180 - Unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear -- Penalty.
- 77.15.190 - Unlawful trapping -- Penalty.
- 77.15.191 - Revocation of trapper's license -- Placement of unauthorized traps.
- 77.15.192 - Definitions.
- 77.15.194 - Unlawful traps -- Penalty.
- 77.15.196 - Unlawful poison -- Penalty.
- 77.15.198 - Violation of RCW 77.15.194 or 77.15.196 -- Penalty.
- 77.15.210 - Obstructing the taking of fish, shellfish, or wildlife -- Penalty.
- 77.15.212 - Damages due to violation of RCW 77.15.210 -- Civil action.
- 77.15.220 - Unlawful posting -- Penalty.
- 77.15.230 - Department lands or facilities -- Unlawful use -- Penalty.
- 77.15.240 - Unlawful use of dogs -- Public nuisance -- Penalty.
- 77.15.245 - Unlawful practices -- Black bear baiting -- Exceptions -- Illegal hunting -- Use of dogs -- Exceptions -- Penalties.
- 77.15.250 - Unlawful release of fish, shellfish, or wildlife -- Penalty -- Unlawful release of deleterious exotic wildlife -- Penalty.
- 77.15.253 - Unlawful use of prohibited aquatic animal species -- Penalty.
- 77.15.260 - Unlawful trafficking in fish, shellfish, or wildlife -- Penalty.
- 77.15.270 - Providing false information -- Penalty.
- 77.15.280 - Reporting of fish or wildlife harvest -- Rules violation -- Penalty.
- 77.15.290 - Unlawful transportation of fish or wildlife -- Unlawful transport of aquatic plants -- Penalty.
- 77.15.293 - Unlawfully avoiding aquatic invasive species check stations -- Penalty.
- 77.15.300 - Unlawful hydraulic project activities -- Penalty.
- 77.15.310 - Unlawful failure to use or maintain approved fish guard on water diversion device -- Penalty.
- 77.15.320 - Unlawful failure to provide, maintain, or operate fishway for dam or other obstruction -- Penalty.
- 77.15.330 - Unlawful hunting or fishing contests -- Penalty.
- 77.15.340 - Unlawful operation of a game farm -- Penalty.
- 77.15.350 - Inspection and disease control of aquatic farms -- Rules violation -- Penalty.
- 77.15.360 - Unlawful interfering in department operations -- Penalty.
- 77.15.370 - Unlawful recreational fishing in the first degree -- Penalty.
- 77.15.380 - Unlawful recreational fishing in the second degree -- Penalty.
- 77.15.382 - Unlawful use of shellfish gear for personal use purposes -- Penalty.
- 77.15.390 - Seaweed -- Unlawful taking -- Penalty.
- 77.15.400 - Unlawful hunting of wild birds -- Violation of a rule requiring nontoxic shot -- Penalty.
- 77.15.410 - Unlawful hunting of big game -- Penalty.
- 77.15.420 - Illegally taken or possessed wildlife -- Criminal wildlife penalty assessed.
- 77.15.425 - Fish and wildlife enforcement reward account.
- 77.15.430 - Unlawful hunting of wild animals -- Penalty.
- 77.15.440 - Weapons, traps, or dogs on game reserves -- Unlawful use -- Penalty.
- 77.15.450 - Spotlighting big game -- Penalty.
- 77.15.460 - Loaded firearm in vehicle -- Unlawful use or possession -- Penalty.
- 77.15.470 - Wildlife check stations or field inspections -- Unlawful avoidance -- Penalty.
- 77.15.480 - Certain devices declared public nuisances.
- 77.15.500 - Commercial fishing without a license -- Penalty.
- 77.15.510 - Acting as a game fish guide, food fish guide, or chartering without a license -- Penalty.
- 77.15.520 - Commercial fishing -- Unlawful gear or methods -- Penalty.
- 77.15.522 - Unlawful use of shellfish gear for commercial purposes -- Penalty.
- 77.15.530 - Unlawful use of a nondesignated vessel -- Penalty.
- 77.15.540 - Unlawful use of a commercial fishery license -- Penalty.
- 77.15.550 - Violation of commercial fishing area or time -- Penalty.
- 77.15.552 - Qualifying commercial fishing violations.
- 77.15.554 - License suspension review committee.
- 77.15.560 - Commercial fish, shellfish harvest or delivery -- Failure to report -- Penalty.
- 77.15.565 - Wholesale fish dealers -- Accounting of commercial harvest -- Penalties.
- 77.15.568 - Secondary commercial fish receiver's failure to account for commercial harvest -- Penalty.
- 77.15.570 - Participation of non-Indians in Indian fishery forbidden -- Exceptions, definitions, penalty.
- 77.15.580 - Unlawful use of net to take fish -- Penalty.
- 77.15.590 - Commercial fishing vessel -- Unlawful use for recreational or charter fishing -- Penalty.
- 77.15.600 - Engaging in commercial wildlife activity without a license -- Penalty.
- 77.15.610 - Unlawful use of a commercial wildlife license -- Penalty.
- 77.15.620 - Engaging in fish dealing activity -- Unlicensed -- Penalty.
- 77.15.630 - Fish buying and dealing licenses -- Unlawful use -- Penalty.
- 77.15.640 - Wholesale fish buying and dealing -- Rules violations -- Penalty.
- 77.15.650 - Unlawful purchase or use of a license -- Penalty.
- 77.15.660 - Unlawful use of scientific permit -- Penalty.
- 77.15.670 - Suspension of department privileges -- Violation -- Penalty.
- 77.15.675 - Hunting while intoxicated -- Penalty.
- 77.15.680 - Department authority to suspend privileges -- Form and procedure.
- 77.15.690 - Department authority to revoke licenses.
- 77.15.700 - Grounds for department revocation and suspension of privileges.
- 77.15.710 - Conviction for assault -- Revocation of licenses and suspension of privileges.
- 77.15.720 - Shooting another person, livestock -- Director's authority to suspend privileges.
- 77.15.730 - Wildlife violator compact citations and convictions.
- 77.15.732 - Citations from wildlife violator compact party state -- Failure to comply.
- 77.15.740 - Protection of southern resident orca whales -- Penalty.
- 77.15.750 - Unlawful use of a department permit -- Penalty.
- 77.15.760 - Suspension of a master hunter permit -- Appeal hearing.
- 77.15.900 - Short title.
- 77.15.901 - Captions not law.
- 77.15.902 - Savings -- 1998 c 190.
77.18 - Game fish mitigation.
- 77.18.050 - Planting privately produced trout.
- 77.18.060 - Determination of appropriate waters.
77.32 - Licenses.
- 77.32.007 - "Special hunting season" defined.
- 77.32.010 - Recreational license required -- Activities -- Permit for parking.
- 77.32.014 - Licenses, tags, and stamps -- Revocation/privileges suspended for noncompliance with support order.
- 77.32.025 - Establishment of times and places for family fishing with no license or catch record card -- Authorized.
- 77.32.050 - Recreational licenses, permits, tags, stamps, and raffle tickets issued by authorized officials -- Rules -- Fees -- Transaction fee.
- 77.32.070 - Information required from license applicants -- Reports on taking/effort to harvest fish, shellfish, and wildlife -- Administrative penalty.
- 77.32.090 - Licenses, permits, tags, stamps, and raffle tickets -- Rules for form, display, procedures.
- 77.32.155 - Hunter education training program -- Certificate -- Deferral -- Adoption of rules -- Fee.
- 77.32.237 - Disabled hunter permits for persons with a disability.
- 77.32.238 - Adoption of rules defining a person with a disability -- Shooting from a motor vehicle -- Assistance from licensed hunter.
- 77.32.240 - Scientific permit -- Procedures -- Penalties -- Fee.
- 77.32.250 - Licenses nontransferable.
- 77.32.256 - Duplicate licenses, rebates, permits, tags, and stamps -- Fees.
- 77.32.320 - Required licenses, tags -- Transport tags for game.
- 77.32.350 - Migratory birds -- Supplemental permit -- Stamp -- Fees.
- 77.32.370 - Special hunting season permits -- Fee.
- 77.32.380 - Fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permit -- Improved access facility -- Fee -- Youth groups -- Display -- Transfer between vehicles -- Penalty.
- 77.32.400 - Persons with a disability -- Designated harvester card -- Fish and shellfish.
- 77.32.410 - Personal use fishing license -- Reciprocity with Oregon in concurrent waters of Columbia river and coastal waters.
- 77.32.430 - Catch record card -- Disposition of funds.
- 77.32.440 - Enhancement programs -- Funding levels -- Rules -- Deposit to warm water game fish account.
- 77.32.450 - Big game hunting license -- Fees.
- 77.32.460 - Small game hunting license -- Turkey tags -- Fees.
- 77.32.470 - Personal use fishing licenses -- Fees -- Temporary fishing license -- Family fishing weekend license -- Rules.
- 77.32.480 - Reduced rate licenses.
- 77.32.500 - Saltwater, freshwater transition areas -- Rule-making authority.
- 77.32.510 - Recreational license fees -- Disposition of appropriation.
- 77.32.520 - Personal use shellfish and seaweed license -- Razor clam license -- Fees -- License available for inspection.
- 77.32.525 - Hunting and fishing contests -- Field trials for dogs -- Rules -- Limitation.
- 77.32.530 - Hunting big game -- Auction or raffle -- Procedure.
- 77.32.535 - Private lands -- Raffle authorization to hunt big game.
- 77.32.540 - Hunting and fishing contests -- Field trials for dogs -- Permit -- Rules.
- 77.32.545 - Removal of trap -- Identification of traps -- Disclosure of identities.
- 77.32.550 - Group fishing permit.
- 77.32.555 - Surcharge to fund biotoxin testing and monitoring -- Algal bloom program -- Biotoxin account.
- 77.32.560 - Watchable wildlife decals.
- 77.32.565 - Hunting and fishing opportunities for a terminally ill person -- Provision of a license, tag, permit, or stamp without a fee -- Rule-making authority.
- 77.32.570 - Master hunter permit program -- Fee.
- 77.32.575 - Western Washington pheasant permit -- Fee.
- 77.32.580 - Columbia river salmon and steelhead stamp or endorsement -- Cost.
77.36 - Wildlife damage.
- 77.36.010 - Definitions.
- 77.36.030 - Trapping or killing wildlife threatening human safety or causing property damage -- Limitations and conditions -- Rules.
- 77.36.070 - Limit on total claims from wildlife account per fiscal year.
- 77.36.080 - Limit on total claims from general fund per fiscal year -- Emergency exceptions.
- 77.36.100 - Payment of claims for damage to commercial crops or commercial livestock -- Noncash compensation -- Offer of materials or services to offset or prevent wildlife interactions -- Appeal of d
- 77.36.110 - Eligibility for compensation under this chapter -- Adoption of rules.
- 77.36.120 - Department's duties.
- 77.36.130 - Limit on cash compensation -- Burden of proof.
- 77.36.140 - Chapter represents exclusive remedy.
- 77.36.150 - Review of rules and policies.
77.44 - Warm water game fish enhancement program.
- 77.44.005 - Public interest declaration.
- 77.44.007 - Definitions.
- 77.44.010 - Warm water game fish enhancement program -- Created.
- 77.44.030 - Freshwater, combination fishing license -- Disposition of fee.
- 77.44.040 - Program goals.
- 77.44.050 - Warm water game fish account -- Created -- Use of moneys.
- 77.44.060 - Specifications -- Purchases from aquatic farmers.
- 77.44.070 - Purchases from aquatic farmers for stocking purposes.
77.50 - Limitations on certain commercial fisheries.
- 77.50.010 - Limitations on commercial fishing for salmon in Puget Sound waters.
- 77.50.020 - Limitations on commercial fishing for chinook or coho salmon in Pacific Ocean and Straits of Juan de Fuca.
- 77.50.030 - Salmon fishing gear.
- 77.50.040 - Commercial net fishing for salmon in tributaries of Columbia river -- Boundaries defined.
- 77.50.050 - Reef net salmon fishing gear -- Reef net areas specified.
- 77.50.060 - Unauthorized fishing vessels entering state waters.
- 77.50.070 - Limitation on salmon fishing gear in Pacific Ocean.
- 77.50.080 - Possession or transportation in Pacific Ocean of salmon taken by other than troll lines or angling gear.
- 77.50.090 - Bottom trawling not authorized -- Areas specified.
- 77.50.100 - Hood Canal shrimp -- Limitation on number of shrimp pots.
- 77.50.110 - Commercial salmon fishing -- Unauthorized gear.
- 77.50.120 - Maintaining consistent salmon harvest levels.
- 77.50.900 - Purpose -- 2000 c 107.
77.55 - Construction projects in state waters.
- 77.55.011 - Definitions.
- 77.55.021 - Permit.
- 77.55.031 - Driving across established ford.
- 77.55.041 - Derelict fishing, crab, and other shellfish gear -- Removal.
- 77.55.051 - Spartina/purple loosestrife -- Removal or control.
- 77.55.061 - Hazardous substance remedial actions -- Procedural requirements not applicable.
- 77.55.081 - Removal or control of aquatic noxious weeds -- Rules -- Pamphlet.
- 77.55.091 - Small scale prospecting and mining -- Rules.
- 77.55.101 - Environmental excellence program agreements -- Effect on chapter.
- 77.55.111 - Habitat incentives agreement.
- 77.55.121 - Habitat incentives program -- Goal -- Requirements of agreement -- Application evaluation factors.
- 77.55.131 - Dike vegetation management guidelines -- Memorandum of agreement.
- 77.55.141 - Marine beach front protective bulkheads or rockwalls.
- 77.55.151 - Marina or marine terminal.
- 77.55.161 - Storm water discharges.
- 77.55.171 - Watershed restoration projects -- Permit processing.
- 77.55.181 - Fish habitat enhancement project -- Permit review and approval process.
- 77.55.191 - Columbia river anadromous fish sanctuary -- Restrictions.
- 77.55.201 - Landscape management plan.
- 77.55.211 - Informational brochure.
- 77.55.221 - Flood damage repair and reduction activities -- Five-year maintenance permit agreements.
- 77.55.231 - Conditions imposed upon a permit -- Reasonably related to project.
- 77.55.241 - Off-site mitigation.
- 77.55.251 - Mitigation plan review.
- 77.55.261 - Placement of woody debris as condition of permit.
- 77.55.271 - Sediment dredging or capping actions -- Dredging of existing channels and berthing areas -- Mitigation not required.
- 77.55.281 - Fishways on certain agricultural drainage facilities.
- 77.55.291 - Civil penalty.
77.57 - Fishways, flow, and screening.
- 77.57.010 - Fish guards required on diversion devices -- Penalties, remedies for failure.
- 77.57.020 - Review of permit applications to divert or store water -- Water flow policy.
- 77.57.030 - Fishways required in dams, obstructions -- Penalties, remedies for failure.
- 77.57.040 - Director may modify inadequate fishways and fish guards.
- 77.57.050 - If fishway is impractical, fish hatchery or cultural facility may be provided in lieu.
- 77.57.060 - Director may modify inadequate fishways and protective devices.
- 77.57.070 - Diversion of water -- Screen, bypass required.
- 77.57.080 - Operation and maintenance of fish collection facility on Toutle river.
77.60 - Shellfish.
- 77.60.010 - State oyster reserves established.
- 77.60.020 - Sale or lease of state oyster reserves.
- 77.60.030 - State oyster reserves management policy -- Personal use harvesting -- Inventory -- Management categories -- Cultch permits.
- 77.60.040 - Olympia oysters -- Cultivation on reserves in Puget Sound.
- 77.60.050 - Sale of shellfish from state oyster reserves.
- 77.60.060 - Restricted shellfish areas -- Infestations -- Permit.
- 77.60.070 - Geoduck clams, commercial harvesting -- Unauthorized acts -- Gear requirements.
- 77.60.080 - Imported oyster seed -- Permit and inspection required.
- 77.60.090 - Imported oyster seed -- Inspection -- Costs.
- 77.60.100 - Establishment of reserves on state shellfish lands.
- 77.60.110 - Zebra mussels and European green crabs -- Draft rules -- Prevention of introduction and dispersal.
- 77.60.120 - Infested waters -- List published.
- 77.60.130 - Aquatic nuisance species committee.
- 77.60.150 - Oyster reserve land -- Pilot project -- Advisory committee -- Lease administration.
- 77.60.160 - Oyster reserve land account.
- 77.60.170 - Shellfish -- On-site sewage grant program -- Priority areas -- Memorandum of understanding.
77.65 - Food fish and shellfish -- Commercial licenses.
- 77.65.010 - Commercial licenses and permits required -- Exemption.
- 77.65.020 - Transfer of licenses -- Restrictions -- Fees -- Inheritability.
- 77.65.030 - Commercial licenses and permits -- Application deadline -- Exception.
- 77.65.040 - Commercial licenses -- Qualifications -- Limited-entry license -- Nonsalmon delivery license.
- 77.65.050 - Application for commercial licenses and permits -- Replacement.
- 77.65.060 - No commercial fishery during year -- License requirement waived or license fees refunded.
- 77.65.070 - Licensees subject to statute and rules -- Licenses not subject to security interest or lien -- Expiration and renewal of licenses.
- 77.65.080 - License suspension -- Noncompliance with support order -- Reissuance.
- 77.65.090 - Vessel substitution.
- 77.65.100 - Vessel designation.
- 77.65.110 - Alternate operator designation -- Fee.
- 77.65.120 - Sale or delivery of food fish or shellfish -- Conditions -- Charter boat operation.
- 77.65.130 - Vessel operation -- License designation -- Alternate operator license required.
- 77.65.140 - Alternate operators -- Increase for certain licenses.
- 77.65.150 - Charter licenses and angler permits -- Fees -- "Charter boat" defined -- Oregon charter boats -- Salmon charter license renewal.
- 77.65.160 - Commercial salmon fishery licenses -- Gear and geographic designations -- Fees.
- 77.65.170 - Salmon delivery license -- Fee -- Restrictions -- Revocation.
- 77.65.180 - Oregon, California harvested salmon -- Landing in Washington ports encouraged.
- 77.65.190 - Emergency salmon delivery license -- Fee -- Nontransferable, nonrenewable.
- 77.65.200 - Commercial fishery licenses for food fish fisheries -- Fees -- Rules for species, gear, and areas.
- 77.65.210 - Nonlimited entry delivery license -- Limitations -- Fee.
- 77.65.220 - Commercial fishery licenses for shellfish fisheries -- Fees -- Rules for species, gear, and areas.
- 77.65.230 - Surcharge on Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses and Dungeness crab-coastal class B fishery licenses -- Dungeness crab appeals account.
- 77.65.240 - Surcharge on Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license and Dungeness crab-coastal class B fishery license -- Coastal crab account.
- 77.65.250 - Hardshell clam mechanical harvester fishery license.
- 77.65.260 - State oyster reserves -- Oyster reserve fishery license.
- 77.65.270 - Oyster cultch permit.
- 77.65.280 - Wholesale fish dealer's license -- Fee -- Exemption.
- 77.65.290 - Wholesale fish dealer licenses -- Display.
- 77.65.300 - Wholesale fish dealer may be a fish buyer.
- 77.65.310 - Wholesale fish dealers -- Documentation of commercial harvest.
- 77.65.320 - Wholesale fish dealers -- Performance bond.
- 77.65.330 - Wholesale fish dealers -- Performance bond -- Payment of liability.
- 77.65.340 - Fish buyer's license -- Fee.
- 77.65.350 - Salmon charter crew member -- Salmon roe license -- Sale of salmon roe -- Conditions.
- 77.65.360 - License fee increases -- Disposition.
- 77.65.370 - Food fish guide license.
- 77.65.380 - Ocean pink shrimp -- Defined.
- 77.65.390 - Ocean pink shrimp -- Delivery license -- Fee.
- 77.65.400 - Emerging commercial fishery -- Trial or experimental fishery -- Licenses and permits.
- 77.65.410 - Geoduck diver license.
- 77.65.420 - Wild salmonid policy -- Establishment.
- 77.65.430 - Wild salmonid policy -- Management strategies and gear types.
- 77.65.440 - Alternate operator -- Geoduck diver -- Food fish guide -- Fees.
- 77.65.450 - Trapper's license.
- 77.65.460 - Trapper's license -- Training program or examination requisite for issuance to initial licensee.
- 77.65.480 - Taxidermist, fur dealer, game fish guide, game farmer, anadromous game fish buyer -- Licenses -- Fish stocking and game contest permits.
- 77.65.490 - Activities requiring license/permit.
- 77.65.500 - Reports required from persons with licenses or permits under RCW 77.65.480.
- 77.65.510 - Direct retail endorsement -- Fee -- Responsibilities of holder and alternate operators.
- 77.65.515 - Direct retail endorsement -- Requirements.
- 77.65.520 - Direct retail endorsement -- Compliance -- Violations -- Suspension.
- 77.65.900 - Effective date -- 1989 c 316.
77.70 - License limitation programs.
- 77.70.005 - Definitions.
- 77.70.010 - License renewed subject to RCW 77.65.080.
- 77.70.020 - No harvest opportunity during year -- License requirements waived -- Effect on license limitation programs.
- 77.70.040 - Administrative review of department's decision -- Hearing -- Procedures.
- 77.70.050 - Salmon charter boats -- Limitation on issuance of licenses -- Renewal -- Transfer.
- 77.70.060 - Salmon charter boats -- Angler permit, when required.
- 77.70.070 - Salmon charter boats -- Angler permit -- Number of anglers.
- 77.70.080 - Salmon charter boats -- Angler permit -- Total number of anglers limited -- Permit transfer.
- 77.70.090 - Commercial salmon fishing licenses and delivery licenses -- Limitations -- Transfer.
- 77.70.100 - Commercial salmon fishery license or salmon delivery license -- Reversion to department following government confiscation of vessel.
- 77.70.110 - Dungeness crab-Puget Sound fishery license -- Limitations -- Qualifications.
- 77.70.120 - Herring fishery license -- Limitations on issuance.
- 77.70.130 - Whiting-Puget Sound fishery license -- Limitation on issuance.
- 77.70.140 - Whiting-Puget Sound fishery license -- Transferable to family members.
- 77.70.150 - Sea urchin dive fishery license -- Limitation on issuance -- Surcharge -- Sea urchin dive fishery account -- Transfer of license -- Issuance of new licenses.
- 77.70.160 - Emerging commercial fishery designation -- Experimental fishery permits.
- 77.70.170 - Emerging commercial fishery designation -- Legislative review.
- 77.70.180 - Emerging commercial fishery -- License status -- Recommendations to legislature -- Information included in report.
- 77.70.190 - Sea cucumber dive fishery license -- Limitation on issuance -- Surcharge -- Sea cucumber dive fishery account -- Transfer of license -- Issuance of new licenses.
- 77.70.200 - Herring spawn on kelp fishery licenses -- Number limited.
- 77.70.210 - Herring spawn on kelp fishery license -- Auction.
- 77.70.220 - Geoduck fishery license -- Conditions and limitations -- OSHA regulations -- Violations.
- 77.70.230 - Ocean pink shrimp -- Delivery license -- Requirements and criteria -- Continuous participation.
- 77.70.240 - Ocean pink shrimp -- Delivery license -- Requirements and criteria -- Historical participation.
- 77.70.250 - Ocean pink shrimp -- Delivery license -- License transfer -- License suspension.
- 77.70.260 - Ocean pink shrimp -- Single delivery license.
- 77.70.280 - Crab fishery -- License required -- Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license -- Dungeness crab-coastal class B fishery license -- Coastal crab and replacement vessel defined -- Federal fleet
- 77.70.290 - Crab taken in offshore waters -- Criteria for landing in Washington state -- Limitations.
- 77.70.300 - Crab taken in offshore waters -- Dungeness crab offshore delivery license -- Fee.
- 77.70.310 - Transfer of Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses -- Fee.
- 77.70.320 - Coastal crab account -- Created -- Revenues -- Expenditures.
- 77.70.330 - Coastal crab account expenditures -- Management of coastal crab resource.
- 77.70.340 - Criteria for nonresident Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license for Oregon residents -- Section effective contingent upon reciprocal statutory authority in Oregon.
- 77.70.350 - Restrictions on vessel designations and substitutions on Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses.
- 77.70.360 - Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses -- Limitation on new licenses -- Requirements for renewal.
- 77.70.370 - Limitation on taking crab in the exclusive economic zone of Oregon or California -- Section effective contingent upon reciprocal legislation by both Oregon and California.
- 77.70.390 - Reduction of landing requirements under RCW 77.70.280 -- Procedure.
- 77.70.400 - Coastal Dungeness crab resource plan.
- 77.70.410 - Shrimp pot-Puget Sound fishery -- Limited entry fishery -- License analogous to personal property -- Transferability -- Alternate operator designation.
- 77.70.420 - Shrimp trawl-Puget Sound fishery -- Limited entry fishery -- License analogous to personal property -- Transferability -- Alternate operator.
- 77.70.430 - Puget Sound crab pot buoy tag program -- Fee -- Coastal crab pot buoy tag program -- Fee -- Review.
- 77.70.440 - Puget Sound crab pot buoy tag account.
- 77.70.442 - Washington coastal crab pot buoy tag account.
- 77.70.450 - Commercial fisheries buyback account.
- 77.70.460 - Collection of fee -- Fee schedule -- Deposit of moneys.
- 77.70.470 - Ban on assessing fee under RCW 77.70.460.
- 77.70.480 - Pacific sardines -- Purse seine fishery license or temporary annual fishery permit required.
- 77.70.490 - Pacific sardines--Purse seine fishery license -- Adoption of rules regarding bycatch.
- 77.70.500 - Crab pot removal permit -- Shellfish pot removal permit -- Rules -- Penalty.
77.75 - Compacts and other agreements.
- 77.75.010 - Columbia River Compact -- Provisions.
- 77.75.020 - Columbia River Compact -- Commission to represent state.
- 77.75.030 - Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact -- Provisions.
- 77.75.040 - Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact -- Representatives of state on Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission.
- 77.75.050 - Coastal ecosystems compact authorized.
- 77.75.060 - Coastal ecosystems cooperative agreements authorized.
- 77.75.070 - Wildlife violator compact -- Established.
- 77.75.080 - Licensing authority defined.
- 77.75.090 - Administration facilitation.
- 77.75.100 - Snake river boundary -- Cooperation with Idaho for adoption and enforcement of rules regarding wildlife.
- 77.75.110 - Snake river boundary -- Concurrent jurisdiction of Idaho and Washington courts and law enforcement officers.
- 77.75.120 - Snake river boundary -- Honoring licenses to take wildlife of either state.
- 77.75.130 - Snake river boundary -- Purpose -- Restrictions.
- 77.75.140 - Treaty between United States and Canada concerning Pacific salmon.
- 77.75.150 - Wildlife restoration -- Federal act.
- 77.75.160 - Fish restoration and management projects -- Federal act.
77.80 - Program to purchase fishing vessels and licenses.
- 77.80.020 - Program authorized -- Conditions.
- 77.80.030 - Determination of purchase price -- Maximum price.
- 77.80.040 - Disposition of vessels and gear -- Prohibition against using purchased vessels for fishing purposes.
- 77.80.050 - Rules -- Administration of chapter.
- 77.80.060 - Vessel, gear, license, and permit reduction fund.
77.85 - Salmon recovery.
- 77.85.005 - Findings -- Intent.
- 77.85.010 - Definitions.
- 77.85.020 - Consolidated report on salmon recovery and watershed health.
- 77.85.030 - Governor's salmon recovery office -- Purpose and duties.
- 77.85.040 - Independent science panel on salmon recovery -- Purpose.
- 77.85.050 - Habitat project lists.
- 77.85.060 - Critical pathways methodology -- Habitat work schedule.
- 77.85.080 - Sea grant program -- Technical assistance authorized.
- 77.85.090 - Southwest Washington salmon recovery region -- Created -- Recognition as a regional recovery organization -- Puget Sound salmon recovery organizations.
- 77.85.110 - Salmon recovery funding board -- Creation -- Membership.
- 77.85.120 - Board responsibilities -- Grants and loans administration assistance.
- 77.85.130 - Allocation of funds -- Procedures and criteria.
- 77.85.135 - Habitat project funding -- Statement of environmental benefits -- Development of outcome-focused performance measures.
- 77.85.140 - Habitat project lists -- Tracking of funds.
- 77.85.150 - Statewide salmon recovery strategy -- Prospective application.
- 77.85.160 - Salmon monitoring data, information.
- 77.85.170 - Salmon recovery account.
- 77.85.180 - Findings.
- 77.85.190 - Federal assurances in forests and fish report -- Events constituting failure of assurances -- Governor's authority to negotiate.
- 77.85.200 - Salmon and steelhead recovery program -- Management board -- Duties.
- 77.85.220 - Salmon intertidal habitat restoration planning process -- Task force -- Reports.
- 77.85.230 - Intertidal salmon enhancement plan -- Elements -- Initial and final plan.
- 77.85.240 - Puget Sound partners.
- 77.85.250 - Forum on monitoring salmon recovery and watershed health -- Creation -- Duties -- Report to the governor and legislature -- Adoption of general high-level indicators for salmon recovery an
- 77.85.900 - Captions not law.
77.90 - Salmon enhancement facilities -- Bond issue.
- 77.90.010 - General obligation bonds authorized -- Purpose -- Terms -- Appropriation required.
- 77.90.020 - Administration of proceeds.
- 77.90.030 - "Facilities" defined.
- 77.90.040 - Form, terms, conditions, etc., of bonds.
- 77.90.050 - Anticipation notes -- Authorized -- Payment of principal and interest on bonds and notes.
- 77.90.060 - Salmon enhancement construction bond retirement fund -- Created -- Purpose.
- 77.90.070 - Availability of sufficient revenue required before bonds issued.
- 77.90.080 - Bonds legal investment for public funds.
77.95 - Salmon enhancement program.
- 77.95.010 - Legislative findings.
- 77.95.020 - Long-term regional policy statements.
- 77.95.030 - Salmon enhancement plan -- Enhancement projects.
- 77.95.040 - Commission to monitor enhancement projects and enhancement plan.
- 77.95.050 - "Enhancement project" defined.
- 77.95.060 - Regional fisheries enhancement group authorized.
- 77.95.070 - Regional fisheries enhancement groups -- Goals.
- 77.95.080 - Regional fisheries enhancement groups -- Incorporation prerequisites.
- 77.95.090 - Regional fisheries enhancement group account -- Revenue sources, uses, and limitations.
- 77.95.100 - Regional fisheries enhancement groups -- Start-up funds.
- 77.95.130 - Regional fisheries enhancement salmonid recovery account -- Created.
- 77.95.140 - Skagit river salmon recovery plan.
- 77.95.150 - Coordination with regional enhancement groups -- Findings.
- 77.95.160 - Fish passage barrier removal task force -- Membership -- Recommendations.
- 77.95.170 - Salmonid fish passage -- Removing impediments -- Grant program -- Administration -- Database directory.
- 77.95.180 - Fish passage barrier removal program.
- 77.95.190 - Field testing of remote site incubators.
- 77.95.200 - Remote site incubator program -- Reports to the fish and wildlife commission.
- 77.95.210 - Sale of surplus salmon eggs -- Order of priority.
- 77.95.220 - Legislative finding.
- 77.95.230 - Director's determination of salmon production costs.
- 77.95.240 - State purchase of private salmon smolts.
- 77.95.250 - State purchase of private salmon smolts -- Bids.
- 77.95.260 - State purchase of private salmon smolts -- Private ocean ranching not authorized.
- 77.95.270 - State purchase of private salmon smolts -- Availability of excess salmon eggs.
- 77.95.280 - Chinook and coho salmon -- External marking of hatchery-produced fish -- Findings.
- 77.95.290 - Chinook and coho salmon -- External marking of hatchery-produced fish -- Program.
- 77.95.300 - Chinook and coho salmon -- External marking of hatchery-produced fish -- Rules.
- 77.95.310 - Report identifying total salmon and steelhead harvest.
- 77.95.320 - Program utilizing department-partnership agreements to operate and manage certain hatcheries -- Selection of partners -- Partnership agreements.
- 77.95.330 - Powers and authorities conferred by chapter to be construed as in addition and supplemental.
- 77.95.900 - Severability -- 1985 c 458.
RCW Dispositions
- 77.115 - Aquaculture disease control
- 77.120 - Ballast water management
- 77.20 - Beaver
- 77.98 - Construction
- 77.55 - Construction projects in state waters
- 77.04 - Department of fish and wildlife
- 77.16 - Diversion of water
- 77.15 - Fish and wildlife enforcement code
- 77.65 - Food fish and shellfish — commercial licenses
- 77.28 - Game farmers
- 77.18 - Game fish mitigation
- 77.08 - General terms defined
- 77.70 - License limitation programs
- 77.32 - Licenses
- 77.21 - Penalties — proceedings
- 77.12 - Powers and duties
- 77.24 - Predators — bounties
- 77.80 - Program to purchase fishing vessels and licenses
- 77.95 - Salmon enhancement program
- 77.85 - Salmon recovery
- 77.40 - Shooting grounds
- 77.100 - Volunteer fish and wildlife enhancement program
- 77.44 - Warm water game fish enhancement program
- 77.36 - Wildlife damage
- 77.17 - Wildlife violator compact
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