Washington § 77.32.070 - Information required from license applicants — Reports on taking/effort to harvest fish, shellfish, and wildlife — Administrative penalty.

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§ 77.32.070. Information required from license applicants — Reports on taking/effort to harvest fish, shellfish, and wildlife — Administrative penalty.

(1) Applicants for a license, permit, tag, or stamp shall furnish the information required by the director. However, the director may not require the purchaser of a razor clam license under RCW 77.32.520 to provide any personal information except for proof of residency. The commission may adopt rules requiring licensees or permittees to keep records and make reports concerning the taking of or effort to harvest fish, shellfish, and wildlife. The reporting requirement may be waived where, for any reason, the department is not able to receive the report. The department must provide reasonable options for a licensee to submit information to a live operator prior to the reporting deadline.
(2) The commission may, by rule, set an administrative penalty for failure to comply with rules requiring the reporting of taking or effort to harvest wildlife. The commission may also adopt rules requiring hunters who have not reported to complete a report and pay the assessed administrative penalty before a new hunting license is issued.
(3) The commission may, by rule, set an administrative penalty for failure to comply with rules requiring the reporting of data from catch record cards officially endorsed for Puget Sound Dungeness crab. The commission may also adopt rules requiring fishers who possessed a catch record card officially endorsed for Puget Sound Dungeness crab and who have not reported to complete a report and pay the assessed administrative penalty before a new catch record card officially endorsed for Puget Sound Dungeness crab is issued.
(4) Fees for recreational fishing are specified in RCW 77.32.600 and fees for hunting are specified in RCW 77.32.610.
[ 2025 c 328 s 3; 2008 c 244 s 1; 2005 c 418 s 1; 2004 c 248 s 3; 1998 c 191 s 11; 1995 c 116 s 3; 1987 c 506 s 79; 1981 c 310 s 18; 1980 c 78 s 108; 1955 c 36 s 77.32.070. Prior: 1947 c 275 s 99; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 5992-108.]

Notes

Effective date—2025 c 328: See note following RCW 77.08.010.
Effective date—1998 c 191: See note following RCW 77.32.410.
Legislative findings and intent—1987 c 506: See note following RCW 77.04.020.
Effective dates—Legislative intent—1981 c 310: See notes following RCW 77.12.170.
Effective date—Intent, construction—Savings—Severability—1980 c 78: See notes following RCW 77.04.010.

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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