Washington Code — 77
Browse 659 sections in division 77 of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 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.
- § 19.16.500. Public bodies may retain collection agencies to collect public debts — Fees.
- § 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.
- § 77.08.075. "Resident" defined.
- § 77.08.900. Construction — Title applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 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.
- § 77.12.058. Pollinator habitat.
- § 77.12.068. Dissemination of information about RCW 77.15.740 and responsible wildlife viewing.
- § 77.15.740. Protection of southern resident orca — Unlawful activities — Penalty — Signage — Outreach and education — Duties of commercial whale watching vessel.
- § 77.12.071. Sampling of fish, wildlife, or shellfish by department employees.
- § 77.12.075. Fish and wildlife federal lands revolving account.
- § 77.12.077. Use of dogs to hunt/pursue black bear, cougar, bobcat — Rules — Training program — Nonlethal pursuit.
- § 77.12.085. Liberalized bag limits for bass, walleye, and channel catfish.
- § 77.12.115. Collaboration with volunteer and nonprofit organizations.
- § 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. Limited fish and wildlife account — Deposits — Fish, wildlife, and conservation account — Established — Deposits.
- § 77.12.177. Disposition of moneys collected — Proceeds from sale of commercial licenses and fish, shellfish, or wildlife.
- § 77.12.184. Deposit of moneys from various activities — Production of regulation booklets.
- § 77.12.190. Use of moneys in the limited fish and wildlife account and fish, wildlife, and conservation account.
- § 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.
- § 77.12.235. Bridge jumping hazard signs.
- § 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.
- § 77.12.266. Relocation or introduction of wolves, coyotes, lynx, bobcats, and other big game — Notice and public hearing.
- § 77.12.272. Elk hoof disease — Program to monitor and assess causes of and potential solutions for — Washington State University college of veterinary medicine designated as state lead.
- § 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.
- § 77.12.320. Agreements for purposes related to fish, shellfish, and wildlife — Acceptance of compensation, gifts, grants — Indemnification.
- § 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.
- § 77.12.395. Wolves — Conflict mitigation guidelines.
- § 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. Wanapum (Sokulk) Indians — Permits to take salmon and other freshwater food fish.
- § 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.
- § 77.12.610. 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 permit/migratory bird license validations — Deposit and use of revenues.
- § 77.12.690. Annual migratory bird permit design — Administration, sale, and distribution — Deposit and use of funds.
- § 77.12.702. Rockfish research and stock assessment program — Report to the legislature — Rockfish research account.
- § 77.12.705. Southern resident orcas population threshold — Report to the legislature.
- § 77.12.722. Canada goose hunting — Season or bag limit restriction.
- § 77.12.732. Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel — Review of vessel's physical condition.
- § 77.12.734. Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel — Further requirements.
- § 77.12.742. Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead endorsement program account. (Expires January 1, 2028.)
- § 77.12.745. Columbia river salmon and steelhead endorsement. (Expires January 1, 2028.)
- § 77.12.748. Columbia river salmon and steelhead endorsement program — Review — Summary, recommendation. (Expires January 1, 2028.)
- § 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.
- § 77.12.858. 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 — Reporting requirements.
- § 77.12.880. Wildlife program management.
- § 77.12.885. Reported predatory wildlife interactions — Website posting. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)
- § 77.12.887. Washington conservation corps.
- § 77.12.890. Surcharge on fees authorized under chapters 77.32, 77.65, and 77.70 RCW. (Effective September 1, 2027.)
- § 77.65.420. Wild salmonid policy — Establishment.
- § 77.15.005. Finding — Intent.
- § 77.15.010. Exemption for department actions.
- § 77.15.020. Authority to define violation of rule as infraction — Agreement to enforce certain civil infractions.
- § 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.
- § 77.15.077. Fish and wildlife officers — Private law enforcement off-duty employment — Guidelines.
- § 77.15.080. Fish and wildlife officers and ex officio 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. Seized fish, shellfish, wildlife, and covered animal species part or product — Forfeiture — Sale — Disposition of 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 — Unauthorized taking — Penalty — Criminal wildlife penalty assessment.
- § 77.15.135. Unlawful sale, purchase, trade, barter, or distribution of covered animal species part or product — Penalty — Report to the legislature — Adoption of rules.
- § 77.15.150. Poison or explosives — Unlawful use — Penalty.
- § 77.15.160. Infractions — Penalties.
- § 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.
- § 77.15.230. Department lands or facilities — Unlawful use — Penalty.
- § 77.15.240. Unlawful use of dogs — Penalty — Authority to take or destroy a dog — Certain hazing activities permitted.
- § 77.15.245. Unlawful practices — Black bear baiting — Exceptions — Illegal hunting — Use of dogs — Exceptions — Penalties.
- § 77.15.250. Unlawful release or possession of fish, shellfish, or wildlife — Penalty — Unlawful release of deleterious exotic wildlife — Penalty.
- § 77.15.260. Unlawful trafficking in fish, shellfish, or wildlife — Penalty.
- § 77.15.265. Unlawful possession of fish, shellfish, or wildlife knowingly taken in violation of another state's or country's laws — 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 — 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.
- § 77.15.340. 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 — Criminal wildlife penalty assessment.
- § 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.
- § 77.15.395. Hunter safety — Visible clothing requirement — 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.
- § 77.15.435. Unlawful hunting on, retrieving hunted wildlife from, or collecting wildlife parts from the property of another — Defense — Penalty — Forfeiture and disposition of wildlife.
- § 77.15.440. Weapons, traps, or dogs on game reserves — Unlawful use — Penalty.
- § 77.15.450. Spotlighting big game — Penalty.
- § 77.15.460. Loaded rifle or shotgun in vehicle — Unlawful use or possession — Unlawful use of a loaded firearm — 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.
- § 77.15.565. Wholesale fish buyer a limited fish seller — 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 without a license — Penalty.
- § 77.15.630. Unlawful fish and shellfish catch accounting — Penalty.
- § 77.15.640. Unlawful wholesale fish buying and dealing — 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 — Violations of child support-based suspensions.
- § 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 recreational license — Appeal.
- § 77.15.710. Conviction for assault — Revocation of licenses and suspension of privileges.
- § 77.15.720. Discharge of firearm, bow, or crossbow while hunting — In a manner that injures a person or that kills or causes substantial bodily harm to livestock — Suspension of hunting privileges — Appeal.
- § 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 — Unlawful activities — Penalty — Signage — Outreach and education — Duties of commercial whale watching vessel.
- § 77.15.750. Unlawful use of a department permit — Penalty.
- § 77.15.760. Suspension of a master hunter permit — Appeal hearing.
- § 77.15.770. Unlawful trade in shark fins — Penalty.
- § 77.15.780. Disposition of judicially forfeited seized property.
- § 77.15.790. Negligently feeding, attempting to feed, or attracting large wild carnivores to land or a building — Infraction.
- § 77.15.792. Intentionally feeding or attempting to feed large wild carnivores or intentionally attracting large wild carnivores to land or a building — Penalty.
- § 77.15.800. Engaging in wildlife rehabilitation without a permit — Penalty.
- § 77.15.803. Inspection of aquatic conveyance.
- § 77.15.805. Violation of an invasive species law — Warrant.
- § 77.15.807. Invasive species in or on water body or property — Warrant.
- § 77.15.809. Unlawful use of invasive species in the second degree — Penalty.
- § 77.15.811. Unlawful use of invasive species in the first degree — Penalty.
- § 77.15.813. Unlawfully engaging in fishing guide activity — Penalty.
- § 77.15.815. Unlawfully engaging in commercial whale watching — Penalty.
- § 77.15.900. Short title.
- § 77.18.050. Planting privately produced trout.
- § 77.18.060. Determination of appropriate waters.
- § 77.32.007. "Special hunting season" defined.
- § 77.32.010. Recreational license required — Activities — Pass or 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 and commercial licenses, permits, tags, stamps, and raffle tickets issued by authorized officials — Rules — Fees.
- § 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 — Authority.
- § 77.32.155. Hunter education training program — Certificate — Deferral — Adoption of rules — Fee — One-time discount.
- § 77.32.237. Enhancing the fish, shellfish, and wildlife-related recreational opportunities for a person with a disability — Disability designation — Rule-making authority.
- § 77.32.240. Scientific permit — Procedures — Penalties — Fees.
- § 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.
- § 77.32.370. Special hunting season permits — Special hunting "quality" permits — Fee.
- § 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 — Revenue — Deposits to dedicated accounts.
- § 77.32.450. Big game hunting license — Special hunt permit — Subject to fee — Multiple season big game tag — Authorization.
- § 77.32.460. Small game hunting license — Turkey tags — Appropriation of moneys received.
- § 77.32.470. Personal use saltwater, freshwater, combination, or temporary license — Charter stamp — Rule-making authority — Combination license for fishing — Two fishing poles per fishing license holder.
- § 77.32.480. Reduced rate licenses.
- § 77.32.500. Saltwater, freshwater transition areas — Rule-making authority.
- § 77.32.520. Personal use shellfish and seaweed license — Razor clam license — 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 — Funds generated to be deposited into the fish and wildlife enforcement reward account.
- § 77.32.575. Western Washington pheasant license.
- § 77.32.585. Release of wild beavers.
- § 77.32.590. Hunting and fishing license donations — Resident disabled veterans — Rule-making authority.
- § 77.32.600. Recreational fishing fee table.
- § 77.32.610. Hunting fee table.
- § 77.32.620. Combination licenses for hunting and fishing activities — Temporary discounted promotional pricing.
- § 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 the fish, wildlife, and conservation 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 livestock — Noncash compensation — Offer of materials or services to offset or prevent wildlife interactions — Appeal of decisions — Adoption of rules — Frontier one counties.
- § 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.
- § 77.36.160. Request for relocating beaver.
- § 77.36.170. Limit on amount paid for injury or loss of livestock caused by wolves — Exceptions.
- § 77.36.180. Wolf-livestock conflict account.
- § 77.36.200. Wolf-livestock conflict — Staff resources in Ferry and Stevens counties.
- § 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.