RCW 16.24.200
Bull ratio restrictions.
Before any person, firm, association or corporation turns upon a range area in this state any female cattle of breeding age of more than fifteen in number, they shall procure and turn with said female breeding cattle one registered bull of recognized beef breed for every forty females or fraction thereof of twenty-five or over. All persons running cattle in common on any range area may, however, agree to any other proportion of bulls to female cattle of breeding age as they may deem appropriate for their area.
[ 1986 c 177 § 2; 1917 c 111 § 2; RRS § 3083. Formerly RCW 16.20.030.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 16 - Animals and Livestock
Chapter 16.24 - Stock Restricted Areas.
16.24.010 - Restricted areas—Range areas.
16.24.030 - Order establishing area—Publication.
16.24.050 - Change of boundaries.
16.24.060 - Road signs in range areas.
16.24.065 - Stock at large in restricted areas—Running at large on state or federal land.
16.24.070 - Stock on highway right-of-way—Limitations.
16.24.090 - Animals at large—Limitations—Defense.
16.24.100 - Prosecution—Proof of ownership.
16.24.110 - Public nuisance—Impounding.
16.24.120 - Impounding—Procedure.
16.24.130 - Impounding—Notice—Copy to owner.
16.24.140 - Impounding—Owner to pay costs.
16.24.150 - Sale of impounded animal—Retroactive effect.
16.24.160 - Conduct of sale—Disposition of proceeds.
16.24.170 - Purchase of animal, restrictions.
16.24.180 - Castration or gelding of stock at large.
16.24.190 - Bull breed restrictions.
16.24.200 - Bull ratio restrictions.
16.24.210 - Bull breed and ratio restrictions not applicable to counties west of Cascades.