Washington § 77.12.010 - Limitation on prohibiting fishing with bait or artificial lures.

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§ 77.12.010. Limitation on prohibiting fishing with bait or artificial lures.

The commission shall not adopt rules that categorically prohibit fishing with bait or artificial lures in streams, rivers, beaver ponds, and lakes except that the commission may adopt rules and regulations restricting fishing methods upon a determination by the director that an individual body of water or part thereof clearly requires a fishing method prohibition to conserve or enhance the fisheries resource or to provide selected fishing alternatives.
[ 2000 c 107 s 210; 1985 c 438 s 1; 1980 c 78 s 12; 1977 c 74 s 1; 1955 c 36 s 77.12.010. Prior: 1947 c 275 s 11; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 5992-21.]

Notes

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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