Washington § 77.12.885 - Reported predatory wildlife interactions — Website posting. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)

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§ 77.12.885. Reported predatory wildlife interactions — Website posting. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)

Except for the personal information on reported depredations by wolves that is exempted from disclosure as provided in RCW 42.56.430, the department shall post on its internet website all reported predatory wildlife interactions, including reported human safety confrontations or sightings as well as the known details of reported depredations by predatory wildlife on humans, pets, or livestock, within ten days of receiving the report. The posted material must include, but is not limited to, the location and time, the known details, and a running summary of such reported interactions by identified specie [species] and interaction type within each affected county. For the purposes of this section and RCW 42.56.430, "predatory wildlife" means grizzly bears, wolves, and cougars.
[ 2017 c 246 s 2; 2007 c 293 s 2.]

Notes

Expiration date—2017 c 246: See note following RCW 42.56.430.
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