RCW 77.08.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this title or rules adopted under this title unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Angling gear” means a line attached to a rod and reel capable of being held in hand while landing the fish or a handheld line operated without rod or reel. […]
RCW 77.08.020 “Game fish” defined. (1) As used in this title or rules of the commission, “game fish” means those species of the class Osteichthyes that shall not be fished for except as authorized by rule of the commission and includes: Scientific Name Common Name Ambloplites rupestris rock bass Coregonus clupeaformis lake white fish Ictalurus […]
RCW 77.08.022 “Food fish” defined. “Food fish” means those species of the classes Osteichthyes, Agnatha, and Chondrichthyes that have been classified and that shall not be fished for except as authorized by rule of the commission. The term “food fish” includes all stages of development and the bodily parts of food fish species. [ 2000 […]
RCW 77.08.024 “Salmon” defined. “Salmon” means all species of the genus Oncorhynchus, except those classified as game fish in RCW 77.08.020, and includes: Scientific Name Common Name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch Coho salmon Oncorhynchus keta Chum salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Pink salmon Oncorhynchus nerka Sockeye salmon [ 2000 c 107 § 209.]
RCW 77.08.030 “Big game” defined. As used in this title or rules of the commission, “big game” means the following species: Scientific Name Common Name Cervus canadensis elk or wapiti Odocoileus hemionus blacktail deer or mule deer Odocoileus virginianus whitetail deer Alces americana moose Oreamnos americanus mountain goat Rangifer caribou caribou Ovis canadensis mountain sheep […]
RCW 77.08.045 Migratory waterfowl terms defined. As used in this title or rules adopted pursuant to this title: (1) “Migratory waterfowl” means members of the family Anatidae, including brants, ducks, geese, and swans; (2) “Migratory bird” means migratory waterfowl and coots, snipe, doves, and band-tailed pigeon; (3) “Migratory bird permit” means the permit that is […]
RCW 77.08.075 “Resident” defined. For the purposes of this title or rules adopted under this title, “resident” means: (1) A natural person who has maintained a permanent place of abode within the state for at least ninety days immediately preceding an application for a license, has established by formal evidence an intent to continue residing […]
RCW 77.08.900 Construction—Title applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521. For the purposes of this title, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships […]
