77.12.885 – Reported predatory wildlife interactions—Website posting.
RCW 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 […]
77.12.760 – Steelhead trout fishery.
RCW 77.12.760 Steelhead trout fishery. Steelhead trout shall be managed solely as a recreational fishery for non-Indian fishers under the rule-setting authority of the fish and wildlife commission. Commercial non-Indian steelhead fisheries are not authorized. [ 2013 c 23 § 241; 1993 sp.s. c 2 § 78.] NOTES: Effective date—1993 sp.s. c 2 §§ 1-6, […]
77.12.765 – Tilton and Cowlitz rivers—Proposals to reinstate salmon and steelhead.
RCW 77.12.765 Tilton and Cowlitz rivers—Proposals to reinstate salmon and steelhead. The director shall develop proposals to reinstate the natural salmon and steelhead trout fish runs in the Tilton and upper Cowlitz rivers in accordance with RCW 77.04.120(3). [ 2000 c 107 § 206; 1993 sp.s. c 2 § 65; 1985 c 208 § 2. […]
77.12.790 – Eastern Washington pheasant enhancement program—Purpose.
RCW 77.12.790 Eastern Washington pheasant enhancement program—Purpose. There is created within the department the eastern Washington pheasant enhancement program. The purpose of the program is to improve the harvest of pheasants by releasing pen-reared rooster pheasants on sites accessible for public hunting and by providing grants for habitat enhancement on public or private lands under […]
77.12.800 – Pheasant hunting—Opportunities for juvenile hunters.
RCW 77.12.800 Pheasant hunting—Opportunities for juvenile hunters. The commission must establish special pheasant hunting opportunities for juvenile hunters in eastern Washington for the 1998 season and future seasons. [ 1997 c 422 § 3.] NOTES: Findings—1997 c 422: See note following RCW 77.12.790.
77.12.810 – Small game hunting license—Disposition of fee.
RCW 77.12.810 Small game hunting license—Disposition of fee. As provided in RCW 77.32.440, a portion of each small game hunting license fee shall be deposited in the eastern Washington pheasant enhancement account created in RCW 77.12.820. [ 1998 c 191 § 30; 1997 c 422 § 4.] NOTES: Effective date—1998 c 191: See note following […]
77.12.630 – Check stations—Other inspections, powers.
RCW 77.12.630 Check stations—Other inspections, powers. The powers conferred by RCW 77.12.610 through 77.12.630 are in addition to all other powers conferred by law upon the department. Nothing in RCW 77.12.610 through 77.12.630 shall be construed to prohibit the department from operating wildlife information stations at which persons shall not be required to stop and […]
77.12.650 – Protection of bald eagles and their habitats—Cooperation required.
RCW 77.12.650 Protection of bald eagles and their habitats—Cooperation required. The department shall cooperate with other local, state, and federal agencies and governments to protect bald eagles and their essential habitats through existing governmental programs, including but not limited to: (1) The natural heritage program managed by the department of natural resources under chapter 79.70 […]
77.12.655 – Habitat buffer zones for bald eagles—Rules.
RCW 77.12.655 Habitat buffer zones for bald eagles—Rules. The department, in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, shall adopt and enforce necessary rules defining the extent and boundaries of habitat buffer zones for bald eagles. Rules shall take into account the need for variation of the extent of the zone from case to case, and the […]
77.12.670 – Migratory bird permit/migratory bird license validations—Deposit and use of revenues.
RCW 77.12.670 Migratory bird permit/migratory bird license validations—Deposit and use of revenues. (1) Beginning July 1, 2011, the department, after soliciting recommendations from the public, shall select the design for the *migratory bird stamp. (2) All revenue derived from the sale of migratory bird license validations or stamps by the department to any person hunting […]