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2009 Washington Code
Title 77 - Fish and wildlife (formerly: game and game fish)
Chapter 77.12 - Powers and duties.
- 77.12.010 - Limitation on prohibiting fishing with bait or artificial lures.
- 77.12.020 - Wildlife to be classified.
- 77.12.031 - Llamas and alpacas.
- 77.12.035 - Protection of grizzly bears -- Limitation on transplantation or introduction -- Negotiations with federal and state agencies.
- 77.12.037 - Acquisition, use, and management of property -- Condemnation -- When authorized.
- 77.12.038 - Notification requirements.
- 77.12.039 - Acceptance of funds or property for damage claims or conservation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife resources.
- 77.12.043 - Contracts and agreements for propagation of fish or shellfish.
- 77.12.045 - Territorial authority of commission -- Adoption of federal regulations and rules of fisheries commissions and compacts.
- 77.12.047 - Scope of commission's authority to adopt rules -- Application to private tideland owners or lessees of the state.
- 77.12.068 - Dissemination of information about RCW 77.15.740 and responsible wildlife viewing.
- 77.12.071 - Sampling of fish, wildlife, or shellfish by department employees.
- 77.12.140 - Acquisition or sale of wildlife.
- 77.12.150 - Game seasons -- Opening and closing -- Special hunt.
- 77.12.152 - Commission may designate fishing areas.
- 77.12.154 - Right of entry -- Aircraft operated by department.
- 77.12.170 - State wildlife account -- Deposits.
- 77.12.177 - Disposition of moneys collected -- Proceeds from sale of food fish or shellfish -- Unanticipated receipts.
- 77.12.184 - Deposit of moneys from various activities -- Production of regulation booklets.
- 77.12.190 - Diversion of wildlife account moneys prohibited.
- 77.12.201 - Counties may elect to receive an amount in lieu of taxes -- County to record collections for violations of law or rules -- Deposit.
- 77.12.203 - In lieu payments authorized -- Procedure -- Game lands defined.
- 77.12.204 - Grazing lands -- Fish and wildlife goals -- Implementation.
- 77.12.210 - Department property -- Management, sale.
- 77.12.220 - Acquisition or transfer of property.
- 77.12.230 - Local assessments against department property.
- 77.12.240 - Authority to take wildlife -- Disposition.
- 77.12.262 - Fish and wildlife officers compensation insurance -- Medical aid.
- 77.12.264 - Fish and wildlife officers -- Relieved from active duty when injured -- Compensation.
- 77.12.275 - Agreements with department of defense.
- 77.12.285 - Agreements with United States to protect Columbia River fish -- Fish cultural stations and protective devices.
- 77.12.315 - Dogs harassing deer and elk -- Declaration of emergency -- Taking dogs into custody or destroying -- Immunity.
- 77.12.320 - Agreements for purposes related to fish, shellfish, and wildlife -- Acceptance of compensation, gifts, grants.
- 77.12.323 - Special wildlife account -- Investments.
- 77.12.325 - Cooperation with Oregon to assure yields of Columbia river fish, shellfish, and wildlife.
- 77.12.330 - Exclusive fishing waters for youths.
- 77.12.360 - Withdrawal of state land from lease -- Compensation.
- 77.12.370 - Withdrawal of state land from lease -- County procedures, approval, hearing.
- 77.12.380 - Withdrawal of state land from lease -- Actions by commissioner of public lands.
- 77.12.390 - Withdrawal of state land from lease -- Payment.
- 77.12.420 - Improvement of conditions for growth of game fish.
- 77.12.451 - Director may take or sell fish or shellfish -- Restrictions on sale of salmon.
- 77.12.453 - Salmon fishing by Wanapum (Sokulk) Indians.
- 77.12.455 - Prevention and suppression of diseases and pests.
- 77.12.459 - Release and recapture of salmon or steelhead prohibited.
- 77.12.465 - Abandoned or derelict vessels.
- 77.12.467 - Wildlife rehabilitation program -- Requirements to receive funding -- Reports accounting for all expenditures of state funds -- Permitted expenditures -- Adoption of rules.
- 77.12.469 - Renewal of wildlife rehabilitation licenses -- Adoption of rules.
- 77.12.471 - Wildlife rehabilitation account.
- 77.12.475 - Fish and wildlife equipment revolving account.
- 77.12.540 - Public shooting grounds -- Effect of filing -- Use for booming.
- 77.12.550 - Tidelands used as public shooting grounds -- Diversion.
- 77.12.560 - Tidelands used as public shooting grounds -- Rules.
- 77.12.570 - Game farm licenses -- Rules -- Exemption.
- 77.12.580 - Game farms -- Authority to dispose of eggs.
- 77.12.590 - Game farms -- Tagging of products -- Exemption.
- 77.12.600 - Game farms -- Shipping of wildlife -- Exemption.
- 77.12.605 - Whidbey Island game farm -- Sale of property.
- 77.12.610 - Check stations -- Purpose.
- 77.12.620 - Check stations -- Stopping for inspection.
- 77.12.630 - Check stations -- Other inspections, powers.
- 77.12.650 - Protection of bald eagles and their habitats -- Cooperation required.
- 77.12.655 - Habitat buffer zones for bald eagles -- Rules.
- 77.12.670 - Migratory bird stamp/migratory bird license validations -- Deposit and use of revenues.
- 77.12.680 - Migratory waterfowl art committee -- Membership -- Terms -- Vacancies -- Chairman -- Review of expenditures -- Compensation.
- 77.12.690 - Migratory waterfowl art committee -- Duties -- Deposit and use of funds -- Audits.
- 77.12.702 - Rockfish research and stock assessment program -- Report to the legislature -- Rockfish research account.
- 77.12.710 - Game fish production -- Double by year 2000.
- 77.12.712 - Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead pilot stamp program.
- 77.12.714 - Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead pilot stamp program account.
- 77.12.716 - Columbia river salmon and steelhead recreational anglers board.
- 77.12.718 - Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead pilot stamp program -- Review -- Report to the legislature.
- 77.12.722 - Canada goose hunting -- Season or bag limit restriction.
- 77.12.755 - Ranked inventory of fish passage barriers.
- 77.12.760 - Steelhead trout fishery.
- 77.12.765 - Tilton and Cowlitz rivers -- Proposals to reinstate salmon and steelhead.
- 77.12.790 - Eastern Washington pheasant enhancement program -- Purpose.
- 77.12.800 - Pheasant hunting -- Opportunities for juvenile hunters.
- 77.12.810 - Small game hunting license -- Disposition of fee.
- 77.12.820 - Eastern Washington pheasant enhancement account -- Created -- Use of moneys -- Report to the legislature.
- 77.12.850 - Definitions.
- 77.12.852 - Washington salmon stamp program -- Creation.
- 77.12.854 - Washington junior salmon stamp program -- Creation.
- 77.12.856 - Salmon stamp selection committee -- Creation.
- 77.12.858 - Deposit of receipts -- Expenditures.
- 77.12.860 - Stamp design -- Department's rule-making authority.
- 77.12.865 - Derelict fishing gear -- Guidelines for removal and disposal.
- 77.12.870 - Derelict fishing gear and shellfish pots database.
- 77.12.875 - Prohibited aquatic animal species -- Infested state waters.
- 77.12.878 - Infested waters -- Rapid response plan.
- 77.12.879 - Aquatic invasive species prevention account -- Aquatic invasive species prevention program for recreational and commercial watercraft -- Enforcement program -- Check stations -- Training -- Report to the legislature.
- 77.12.880 - Wildlife program management.
- 77.12.882 - Aquatic invasive species -- Inspection of recreational and commercial watercraft -- Rules -- Signage.
- 77.12.885 - Reported predatory wildlife interactions -- Web site posting.
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