77.135.100 – Aquatic conveyance—Certificate of inspection—Adoption of rules.
RCW 77.135.100 Aquatic conveyance—Certificate of inspection—Adoption of rules. (1) A person in possession of an aquatic conveyance who enters Washington by road, air, or water is required to have a certificate of inspection. A person must provide this certificate of inspection upon request by a fish and wildlife officer or ex officio fish and wildlife […]
77.135.110 – Aquatic conveyance—Clean and drain requirements—Enforcement—Adoption of rules.
RCW 77.135.110 Aquatic conveyance—Clean and drain requirements—Enforcement—Adoption of rules. (1) A person in possession of an aquatic conveyance must meet clean and drain requirements after the conveyance’s use in or on a water body or property. A certificate of inspection is not needed to meet clean and drain requirements. (2) A fish and wildlife officer […]
77.135.120 – Mandatory check stations.
RCW 77.135.120 Mandatory check stations. (1) The department may establish mandatory check stations to inspect aquatic conveyances for clean and drain requirements and aquatic invasive species. The check stations must be operated by at least one fish and wildlife officer, an ex officio fish and wildlife officer in coordination with the department, or department-authorized representative, […]
77.135.130 – Decontamination order.
RCW 77.135.130 Decontamination order. (1) Upon discovery of an aquatic conveyance that carries or contains an aquatic invasive species without department authorization, a permit, or as otherwise provided by rule, a fish and wildlife officer or ex officio fish and wildlife officer may issue a decontamination order: (a) Requiring decontamination at the discovery site, if […]
77.135.010 – Definitions.
RCW 77.135.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Aquatic conveyance” means transportable personal property having the potential to move an aquatic invasive species from one aquatic environment to another. Aquatic conveyances include but are not limited to vessels and associated equipment, float planes, construction […]
77.135.020 – Department is lead agency for managing invasive species—Responsibilities—Limitation of chapter.
RCW 77.135.020 Department is lead agency for managing invasive species—Responsibilities—Limitation of chapter. (1) The department is the lead agency for managing invasive species of the animal kingdom statewide. This lead responsibility excludes pests, domesticated animals, or livestock managed by the department of agriculture under Titles 15, 16, and 17 RCW, forest invasive insect and disease […]
77.135.030 – Classification of species—Rules.
RCW 77.135.030 Classification of species—Rules. (1) The department, in consultation with the invasive species council, may classify or reclassify and list by rule nonnative aquatic animal species as prohibited level 1, level 2, or level 3, based on the degree of invasive risk, the type of management action required, and resources available to conduct the […]
77.135.040 – Prohibited and regulated species—Required authorization.
RCW 77.135.040 Prohibited and regulated species—Required authorization. (1) Prohibited level 1, level 2, and level 3 species may not be possessed, introduced on or into a water body or property, or trafficked, without department authorization, a permit, or as otherwise provided by rule. (2) Regulated type A, type B, and type C species may not […]
77.135.050 – Department-declared quarantine.
RCW 77.135.050 Department-declared quarantine. (1) If the department determines it is necessary to protect the environmental, economic, or human health interests of the state from the threat of a prohibited level 1 or level 2 species, the department may declare a quarantine against a water body, property, or region within the state. The department may […]
77.130.040 – Property owner entitled to receive money.
RCW 77.130.040 Property owner entitled to receive money. If the owner of the personal property so sold, or the owner’s legal representative, shall, at any time within three years after the money has been deposited in the fish and wildlife enforcement reward account, furnish satisfactory evidence to the state treasurer of the ownership of the […]