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77.15.005 - Finding—Intent. - RCW 77.15.005 Finding—Intent. The legislature finds that merger of the...
77.15.010 - Exemption for department actions. - RCW 77.15.010 Exemption for department actions. A person is not...
77.15.020 - Authority to define violation of rule as infraction—Agreement to enforce certain civil infractions. - RCW 77.15.020 Authority to define violation of rule as infraction—Agreement...
77.15.030 - Individual animal unlawfully taken—Separate offense. - RCW 77.15.030 Individual animal unlawfully taken—Separate offense. Except as provided...
77.15.040 - Jurisdiction. - RCW 77.15.040 Jurisdiction. District courts have jurisdiction concurrent with superior...
77.15.050 - "Conviction" defined. - RCW 77.15.050 "Conviction" defined. (1) Unless the context clearly requires...
77.15.060 - Reference to chapters 7.84 and 9A.20 RCW. - RCW 77.15.060 Reference to chapters 7.84 and 9A.20 RCW. Crimes...
77.15.065 - Authority of attorney general if prosecuting attorney defaults. - RCW 77.15.065 Authority of attorney general if prosecuting attorney defaults....
77.15.070 - Civil forfeiture of property used for violation of chapter. - RCW 77.15.070 Civil forfeiture of property used for violation of...
77.15.075 - Enforcement authority of fish and wildlife officers—Volunteer chaplain. - RCW 77.15.075 Enforcement authority of fish and wildlife officers—Volunteer chaplain....
77.15.080 - Fish and wildlife officers and ex officio fish and wildlife officers—Inspection authority. - RCW 77.15.080 Fish and wildlife officers and ex officio fish...
77.15.085 - Seizure without warrant. - RCW 77.15.085 Seizure without warrant. Fish and wildlife officers and...
77.15.090 - Search, arrest warrant—Issuance—Execution. - RCW 77.15.090 Search, arrest warrant—Issuance—Execution. On a showing of probable...
77.15.092 - Arrest without warrant. - RCW 77.15.092 Arrest without warrant. Fish and wildlife officers and...
77.15.094 - Search without warrant—Seizure of evidence, property—Limitation. - RCW 77.15.094 Search without warrant—Seizure of evidence, property—Limitation. Fish and...
77.15.096 - Inspection without warrant—Commercial fish and wildlife entities—Limitations. - RCW 77.15.096 Inspection without warrant—Commercial fish and wildlife entities—Limitations. (1)...
77.15.098 - Willful misconduct/gross negligence—Civil liability. - RCW 77.15.098 Willful misconduct/gross negligence—Civil liability. (1) An authorized state,...
77.15.100 - Seized fish, shellfish, wildlife, and covered animal species part or product—Forfeiture—Sale—Disposition of sale. - RCW 77.15.100 Seized fish, shellfish, wildlife, and covered animal species...
77.15.110 - Acting for commercial purposes—When—Proof. - RCW 77.15.110 Acting for commercial purposes—When—Proof. (1) For purposes of...
77.15.120 - Endangered fish or wildlife—Unlawful taking—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.120 Endangered fish or wildlife—Unlawful taking—Penalty. (1) A person...
77.15.130 - Protected fish or wildlife—Unauthorized taking—Penalty—Criminal wildlife penalty assessment. - RCW 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. - RCW 77.15.135 Unlawful sale, purchase, trade, barter, or distribution of...
77.15.150 - Poison or explosives—Unlawful use—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.150 Poison or explosives—Unlawful use—Penalty. (1) A person is...
77.15.160 - Infractions—Penalties. - RCW 77.15.160 Infractions—Penalties. The following acts are infractions and may...
77.15.170 - Waste of fish and wildlife—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.170 Waste of fish and wildlife—Penalty. (1) A person...
77.15.180 - Unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.180 Unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear—Penalty. (1)...
77.15.190 - Unlawful trapping—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.190 Unlawful trapping—Penalty. (1) A person is guilty of...
77.15.191 - Revocation of trapper's license—Placement of unauthorized traps. - RCW 77.15.191 Revocation of trapper's license—Placement of unauthorized traps. The...
77.15.192 - Definitions. - RCW 77.15.192 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout...
77.15.194 - Unlawful traps—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.194 Unlawful traps—Penalty. (1) It is unlawful to use...
77.15.196 - Unlawful poison—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.196 Unlawful poison—Penalty. (1) It is unlawful to poison...
77.15.198 - Violation of RCW 77.15.194 or 77.15.196—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.198 Violation of RCW 77.15.194 or 77.15.196—Penalty. In addition...
77.15.210 - Obstructing the taking of fish, shellfish, or wildlife—Penalty. - RCW 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. - RCW 77.15.212 Damages due to violation of RCW 77.15.210—Civil action....
77.15.230 - Department lands or facilities—Unlawful use—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.230 Department lands or facilities—Unlawful use—Penalty. (1) A person...
77.15.240 - Unlawful use of dogs—Penalty—Authority to take or destroy a dog—Certain hazing activities permitted. - RCW 77.15.240 Unlawful use of dogs—Penalty—Authority to take or destroy...
77.15.245 - Unlawful practices—Black bear baiting—Exceptions—Illegal hunting—Use of dogs—Exceptions—Penalties. - RCW 77.15.245 Unlawful practices—Black bear baiting—Exceptions—Illegal hunting—Use of dogs—Exceptions—Penalties. (1)...
77.15.250 - Unlawful release or possession of fish, shellfish, or wildlife—Penalty—Unlawful release of deleterious exotic wildlife—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.250 Unlawful release or possession of fish, shellfish, or...
77.15.260 - Unlawful trafficking in fish, shellfish, or wildlife—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.260 Unlawful trafficking in fish, shellfish, or wildlife—Penalty. (1)...
77.15.265 - Unlawful possession of fish, shellfish, or wildlife knowingly taken in violation of another state's or country's laws—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.265 Unlawful possession of fish, shellfish, or wildlife knowingly...
77.15.270 - Providing false information—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.270 Providing false information—Penalty. (1) A person is guilty...
77.15.280 - Reporting of fish or wildlife harvest—Rules violation—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.280 Reporting of fish or wildlife harvest—Rules violation—Penalty. (1)...
77.15.290 - Unlawful transportation of fish or wildlife—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.290 Unlawful transportation of fish or wildlife—Penalty. (1) A...
77.15.300 - Unlawful hydraulic project activities—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.300 Unlawful hydraulic project activities—Penalty. (1) A person is...
77.15.310 - Unlawful failure to use or maintain approved fish guard on water diversion device—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.310 Unlawful failure to use or maintain approved fish...
77.15.320 - Unlawful failure to provide, maintain, or operate fishway for dam or other obstruction—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.320 Unlawful failure to provide, maintain, or operate fishway...
77.15.340 - Unlawful operation of a game farm—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.340 Unlawful operation of a game farm—Penalty. (1) A...
77.15.350 - Inspection and disease control of aquatic farms—Rules violation—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.350 Inspection and disease control of aquatic farms—Rules violation—Penalty....
77.15.360 - Unlawful interfering in department operations—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.360 Unlawful interfering in department operations—Penalty. (1) A person...
77.15.370 - Unlawful recreational fishing in the first degree—Penalty—Criminal wildlife penalty assessment. - RCW 77.15.370 Unlawful recreational fishing in the first degree—Penalty—Criminal wildlife...
77.15.380 - Unlawful recreational fishing in the second degree—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.380 Unlawful recreational fishing in the second degree—Penalty. (1)...
77.15.382 - Unlawful use of shellfish gear for personal use purposes—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.382 Unlawful use of shellfish gear for personal use...
77.15.390 - Seaweed—Unlawful taking—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.390 Seaweed—Unlawful taking—Penalty. (1) A person is guilty of...
77.15.395 - Hunter safety—Visible clothing requirement—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.395 Hunter safety—Visible clothing requirement—Penalty. (1) For the purpose...
77.15.400 - Unlawful hunting of wild birds—Violation of a rule requiring nontoxic shot—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.400 Unlawful hunting of wild birds—Violation of a rule...
77.15.410 - Unlawful hunting of big game—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.410 Unlawful hunting of big game—Penalty. (1) A person...
77.15.420 - Illegally taken or possessed wildlife—Criminal wildlife penalty assessed. - RCW 77.15.420 Illegally taken or possessed wildlife—Criminal wildlife penalty assessed....
77.15.425 - Fish and wildlife enforcement reward account. - RCW 77.15.425 Fish and wildlife enforcement reward account. The fish...
77.15.430 - Unlawful hunting of wild animals—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.430 Unlawful hunting of wild animals—Penalty. (1) A person...
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. - RCW 77.15.435 Unlawful hunting on, retrieving hunted wildlife from, or...
77.15.440 - Weapons, traps, or dogs on game reserves—Unlawful use—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.440 Weapons, traps, or dogs on game reserves—Unlawful use—Penalty....
77.15.450 - Spotlighting big game—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.450 Spotlighting big game—Penalty. (1) A person is guilty...
77.15.460 - Loaded rifle or shotgun in vehicle—Unlawful use or possession—Unlawful use of a loaded firearm—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.460 Loaded rifle or shotgun in vehicle—Unlawful use or...
77.15.470 - Wildlife check stations or field inspections—Unlawful avoidance—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.470 Wildlife check stations or field inspections—Unlawful avoidance—Penalty. (1)...
77.15.480 - Certain devices declared public nuisances. - RCW 77.15.480 Certain devices declared public nuisances. Articles or devices...
77.15.500 - Commercial fishing without a license—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.500 Commercial fishing without a license—Penalty. (1) A person...
77.15.510 - Acting as a game fish guide, food fish guide, or chartering without a license—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.510 Acting as a game fish guide, food fish...
77.15.520 - Commercial fishing—Unlawful gear or methods—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.520 Commercial fishing—Unlawful gear or methods—Penalty. (1) Except for...
77.15.522 - Unlawful use of shellfish gear for commercial purposes—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.522 Unlawful use of shellfish gear for commercial purposes—Penalty....
77.15.530 - Unlawful use of a nondesignated vessel—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.530 Unlawful use of a nondesignated vessel—Penalty. (1) A...
77.15.540 - Unlawful use of a commercial fishery license—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.540 Unlawful use of a commercial fishery license—Penalty. (1)...
77.15.550 - Violation of commercial fishing area or time—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.550 Violation of commercial fishing area or time—Penalty. (1)...
77.15.552 - Qualifying commercial fishing violations. - RCW 77.15.552 Qualifying commercial fishing violations. (1) If a person...
77.15.554 - License suspension review committee. - RCW 77.15.554 License suspension review committee. (1) The license suspension...
77.15.565 - Wholesale fish buyer a limited fish seller—Accounting of commercial harvest—Penalties. - RCW 77.15.565 Wholesale fish buyer a limited fish seller—Accounting of...
77.15.568 - Secondary commercial fish receiver's failure to account for commercial harvest—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.568 Secondary commercial fish receiver's failure to account for...
77.15.570 - Participation of non-Indians in Indian fishery forbidden—Exceptions, definitions, penalty. - RCW 77.15.570 Participation of non-Indians in Indian fishery forbidden—Exceptions, definitions,...
77.15.580 - Unlawful use of net to take fish—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.580 Unlawful use of net to take fish—Penalty. (1)...
77.15.590 - Commercial fishing vessel—Unlawful use for recreational or charter fishing—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.590 Commercial fishing vessel—Unlawful use for recreational or charter...
77.15.600 - Engaging in commercial wildlife activity without a license—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.600 Engaging in commercial wildlife activity without a license—Penalty....
77.15.610 - Unlawful use of a commercial wildlife license—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.610 Unlawful use of a commercial wildlife license—Penalty. (1)...
77.15.620 - Engaging in fish dealing activity without a license—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.620 Engaging in fish dealing activity without a license—Penalty....
77.15.630 - Unlawful fish and shellfish catch accounting—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.630 Unlawful fish and shellfish catch accounting—Penalty. (1) A...
77.15.640 - Unlawful wholesale fish buying and dealing—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.640 Unlawful wholesale fish buying and dealing—Penalty. (1) A...
77.15.650 - Unlawful purchase or use of a license—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.650 Unlawful purchase or use of a license—Penalty. (1)...
77.15.660 - Unlawful use of scientific permit—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.660 Unlawful use of scientific permit—Penalty. (1) A person...
77.15.670 - Suspension of department privileges—Violation—Penalty—Violations of child support-based suspensions. - RCW 77.15.670 Suspension of department privileges—Violation—Penalty—Violations of child support-based suspensions....
77.15.675 - Hunting while intoxicated—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.675 Hunting while intoxicated—Penalty. (1) A person is guilty...
77.15.680 - Department authority to suspend privileges—Form and procedure. - RCW 77.15.680 Department authority to suspend privileges—Form and procedure. (1)...
77.15.690 - Department authority to revoke licenses. - RCW 77.15.690 Department authority to revoke licenses. (1) Upon any...
77.15.700 - Grounds for department revocation and suspension of recreational license—Appeal. - RCW 77.15.700 Grounds for department revocation and suspension of recreational...
77.15.710 - Conviction for assault—Revocation of licenses and suspension of privileges. - RCW 77.15.710 Conviction for assault—Revocation of licenses and suspension of...
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. - RCW 77.15.720 Discharge of firearm, bow, or crossbow while hunting—In...
77.15.730 - Wildlife violator compact citations and convictions. - RCW 77.15.730 Wildlife violator compact citations and convictions. (1) Upon...
77.15.732 - Citations from wildlife violator compact party state—Failure to comply. - RCW 77.15.732 Citations from wildlife violator compact party state—Failure to...
77.15.740 - Protection of southern resident orca whales—Unlawful activities—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.740 Protection of southern resident orca whales—Unlawful activities—Penalty. (1)...
77.15.750 - Unlawful use of a department permit—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.750 Unlawful use of a department permit—Penalty. (1) A...
77.15.760 - Suspension of a master hunter permit—Appeal hearing. - RCW 77.15.760 Suspension of a master hunter permit—Appeal hearing. (1)...
77.15.770 - Unlawful trade in shark fins—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.770 Unlawful trade in shark fins—Penalty. (1) Except as...
77.15.780 - Disposition of judicially forfeited seized property. - RCW 77.15.780 Disposition of judicially forfeited seized property. When seized...
77.15.790 - Negligently feeding, attempting to feed, or attracting large wild carnivores to land or a building—Infraction. - RCW 77.15.790 Negligently feeding, attempting to feed, or attracting large...
77.15.792 - Intentionally feeding or attempting to feed large wild carnivores or intentionally attracting large wild carnivores to land or a building—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.792 Intentionally feeding or attempting to feed large wild...
77.15.800 - Engaging in wildlife rehabilitation without a permit—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.800 Engaging in wildlife rehabilitation without a permit—Penalty. (1)(a)...
77.15.803 - Inspection of aquatic conveyance. - RCW 77.15.803 Inspection of aquatic conveyance. (1) Based upon reasonable...
77.15.805 - Violation of an invasive species law—Warrant. - RCW 77.15.805 Violation of an invasive species law—Warrant. (1) Upon...
77.15.807 - Invasive species in or on water body or property—Warrant. - RCW 77.15.807 Invasive species in or on water body or...
77.15.809 - Unlawful use of invasive species in the second degree—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.809 Unlawful use of invasive species in the second...
77.15.811 - Unlawful use of invasive species in the first degree—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.811 Unlawful use of invasive species in the first...
77.15.813 - Unlawfully engaging in fishing guide activity—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.813 Unlawfully engaging in fishing guide activity—Penalty. (1) A...
77.15.815 - Unlawfully engaging in commercial whale watching—Penalty. - RCW 77.15.815 Unlawfully engaging in commercial whale watching—Penalty. (1) A...
77.15.900 - Short title. - RCW 77.15.900 Short title. This chapter may be known and...