RCW 77.12.010 Limitation on prohibiting fishing with bait or artificial lures. The commission shall not adopt rules that categorically prohibit fishing with bait or artificial lures in streams, rivers, beaver ponds, and lakes except that the commission may adopt rules and regulations restricting fishing methods upon a determination by the director that an individual body […]
RCW 77.12.020 Wildlife to be classified. (1) The director shall investigate the habits and distribution of the various species of wildlife native to or adaptable to the habitats of the state. The commission shall determine whether a species should be managed by the department and, if so, classify it under this section. (2) The commission […]
RCW 77.12.031 Llamas and alpacas. The authority of the department does not extend to preventing, controlling, or suppressing diseases in llamas or alpacas or to controlling the movement or sale of llamas or alpacas. This section shall not be construed as granting or denying authority to the department to prevent, control, or suppress diseases in […]
RCW 77.12.035 Protection of grizzly bears—Limitation on transplantation or introduction—Negotiations with federal and state agencies. The commission shall protect grizzly bears and develop management programs on publicly owned lands that will encourage the natural regeneration of grizzly bears in areas with suitable habitat. Grizzly bears shall not be transplanted or introduced into the state. Only […]
RCW 77.12.037 Acquisition, use, and management of property—Condemnation—When authorized. The commission may acquire by gift, easement, purchase, lease, or condemnation lands, buildings, water rights, rights-of-way, or other necessary property, and construct and maintain necessary facilities for purposes consistent with this title. The commission may authorize the director to acquire property under this section, but the […]
RCW 77.12.038 Notification requirements. Actions under this chapter are subject to the notification requirements of RCW 43.17.400. [ 2007 c 62 § 8.] NOTES: Finding—Intent—Severability—2007 c 62: See notes following RCW 43.17.400.
RCW 77.12.039 Acceptance of funds or property for damage claims or conservation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife resources. The director may accept money or real property from persons under conditions requiring the use of the property or money for the protection, rehabilitation, preservation, or conservation of the state wildlife, fish, and shellfish resources, or in […]
RCW 77.12.043 Contracts and agreements for propagation of fish or shellfish. (1) The director may enter into contracts and agreements with a person to secure fish or shellfish or for the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities for the propagation of fish or shellfish. (2) The director may enter into contracts and agreements to procure […]
RCW 77.12.045 Territorial authority of commission—Adoption of federal regulations and rules of fisheries commissions and compacts. Consistent with federal law, the commission’s authority extends to all areas and waters within the territorial boundaries of the state, to the offshore waters, and to the concurrent waters of the Columbia river. Consistent with federal law, the commission’s […]
RCW 77.12.047 Scope of commission’s authority to adopt rules—Application to private tideland owners or lessees of the state. (1) The commission may adopt, amend, or repeal rules as follows: (a) Specifying the times when the taking of wildlife, fish, or shellfish is lawful or unlawful. (b) Specifying the areas and waters in which the taking […]
RCW 77.12.058 Pollinator habitat. (1) The department must implement practices necessary to maintain pollinator habitat on department-owned and managed agricultural and grazing lands where practicable. (2) The department must evaluate various restoration techniques with the goal of improving habitat for native pollinators. The department must update its riparian habitat recommendations to encourage development of pollinator […]
RCW 77.12.068 Dissemination of information about RCW 77.15.740 and responsible wildlife viewing. The department and the state parks and recreation commission shall disseminate information about RCW 77.15.740, whale and wildlife viewing guidelines, and other responsible wildlife viewing messages to educate Washington’s citizens on how to reduce the risk of disturbing southern resident orca whales. The […]
RCW 77.12.071 Sampling of fish, wildlife, or shellfish by department employees. (1) Department employees, in carrying out their duties under this title on public lands or state waters, may: (a) Collect samples of tissue, fluids, or other bodily parts of fish, wildlife, or shellfish; or (b) Board vessels in state waters engaged in commercial and […]
RCW 77.12.075 Fish and wildlife federal lands revolving account. The fish and wildlife federal lands revolving account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from the proceeds of good neighbor agreements as defined in RCW 79.02.010 and implemented by the department of fish and wildlife and all legislative transfers, gifts, grants, […]
RCW 77.12.077 Use of dogs to hunt/pursue black bear, cougar, bobcat—Rules—Training program—Nonlethal pursuit. (1) The commission shall adopt by rule a process and criteria to select persons who may act as agents of the state for the purpose of using one or more dogs to hunt or pursue black bear, cougar, or bobcat to protect […]
RCW 77.12.085 Liberalized bag limits for bass, walleye, and channel catfish. The commission shall adopt rules to liberalize bag limits for bass, walleye, and channel catfish in all anadromous waters of the state in order to reduce the predation risk to salmon smolts. [ 2019 c 290 § 2.] NOTES: Finding—Intent—2019 c 290: “(1) The […]
RCW 77.12.140 Acquisition or sale of wildlife. The director, acting in a manner not inconsistent with criteria established by the commission, may obtain by purchase, gift, or exchange and may sell or transfer wildlife and their eggs for stocking, research, or propagation. [ 1987 c 506 § 23; 1980 c 78 § 28; 1955 c […]
RCW 77.12.150 Game seasons—Opening and closing—Special hunt. (1) By emergency rule only, and in accordance with criteria established by the commission, the director may close or shorten a season for game animals, game birds, or game fish, and after a season has been closed or shortened, may reopen it and reestablish bag limits on game […]
RCW 77.12.152 Commission may designate fishing areas. The commission may designate the boundaries of fishing areas by driving piling or by establishing monuments or by description of landmarks or section lines and directional headings. [ 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 § 14 (Referendum Bill No. 45, approved November 7, 1995); 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 […]
RCW 77.12.154 Right of entry—Aircraft operated by department. The director, fish and wildlife officers, ex officio fish and wildlife officers, and department employees may enter upon any land or waters and remain there while performing their duties without liability for trespass. It is lawful for aircraft operated by the department to land and take off […]
