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Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife
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Chapter 77.12 - Powers and Duties.
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.
77.12.058 Pollinator habitat.
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.
77.12.075 Fish and wildlife federal lands revolving account.
77.12.077 Use of dogs to hunt/pursue black bear, cougar, bobcat—Rules—Training program—Nonlethal pursuit.
77.12.085 Liberalized bag limits for bass, walleye, and channel catfish.
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 commercial licenses and fish, shellfish, or wildlife.
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.
77.12.266 Relocation or introduction of wolves, coyotes, lynx, bobcats, and other big game—Notice and public hearing.
77.12.272 Elk hoof disease—Program to monitor and assess causes of and potential solutions for—Washington State University college of veterinary medicine designated as state lead.
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.
77.12.320 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.
77.12.395 Wolves—Conflict mitigation guidelines.
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 Wanapum (Sokulk) Indians—Permits to take salmon and other freshwater food fish.
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.
77.12.610 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 permit/migratory bird license validations—Deposit and use of revenues.
77.12.690 Annual migratory bird permit design—Administration, sale, and distribution—Deposit and use of funds.
77.12.702 Rockfish research and stock assessment program—Report to the legislature—Rockfish research account.
77.12.722 Canada goose hunting—Season or bag limit restriction.
77.12.732 Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Review of vessel's physical condition.
77.12.734 Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Further requirements.
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.
77.12.858 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—Reporting requirements.
77.12.880 Wildlife program management.
77.12.885 Reported predatory wildlife interactions—Web site posting.
77.12.887 Washington conservation corps.