AN ACT
Relating to increasing department of wildlife revenue by increasing the amount
of fees for hunting and fishing licenses and personalized license plates;
amending RCW 77.32.101, 77.32.161, 77.32.191, 77.32.211, 77.32.230, 77.32.240,
77.32.256, 77.32.340, 77.32.350, 77.32.360, 77.32.370, and 77.32.380; adding a
new section to chapter 46.16 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an
emergency.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
77.32.101 and 1985 c 464 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A
hunting and fishing license allows a resident holder to hunt and fish
throughout the state. The fee for this license is ((twenty-four)) twenty-nine
dollars.
(2) A
hunting license allows the holder to hunt throughout the state. The fee for
this license is ((twelve)) fifteen dollars for residents and one
hundred ((twenty-five)) fifty dollars for nonresidents.
(3) A
fishing license allows the holder to fish throughout the state. The fee for
this license is ((fourteen)) seventeen dollars for residents fifteen
years of age or older and under seventy years of age, three dollars for
residents seventy years of age or older, and ((forty)) forty-eight
dollars for nonresidents.
Sec.
2. RCW
77.32.161 and 1985 c 464 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
A
nonresident or resident may obtain a temporary fishing license, which allows
the holder to fish throughout the state for three consecutive days. The fee
for this license is ((seven)) nine dollars for residents and ((fourteen))
seventeen dollars for nonresidents. The resident temporary fishing
license is not valid for an eight consecutive day period beginning on the
opening day of the lowland lake fishing season.
Sec.
3. RCW
77.32.191 and 1987 c 372 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
A
state trapping license allows the holder to trap fur-bearing animals throughout
the state; however, a trapper may not place traps on private property without
permission of the owner, lessee, or tenant where the land is improved and
apparently used, or where the land is fenced or enclosed in a manner designed
to exclude intruders or to indicate a property boundary line, or where notice
is given by posting in a conspicuous manner. A state trapping license is void
on April 1st following the date of issuance. The fee for this license is ((thirty))
thirty-six dollars for residents sixteen years of age or older, ((twelve))
fifteen dollars for residents under sixteen years of age, and one
hundred ((fifty)) eighty dollars for nonresidents.
Sec.
4. RCW
77.32.211 and 1987 c 506 s 83 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A
taxidermy license allows the holder to practice taxidermy for profit. The fee
for this license is one hundred ((fifty)) eighty dollars.
(2) A
fur dealer's license allows the holder to purchase, receive, or resell raw furs
for profit. The fee for this license is one hundred ((fifty)) eighty
dollars.
(3) A
fishing guide license allows the holder to offer or perform the services of a
professional guide in the taking of game fish. The fee for this license is one
hundred ((fifty)) eighty dollars for a resident and ((five))
six hundred dollars for a nonresident.
(4) A
game farm license allows the holder to operate a game farm to acquire, breed,
grow, keep, and sell wildlife under conditions prescribed by the rules adopted
pursuant to this title. The fee for this license is ((sixty)) seventy-two
dollars for the first year and ((forty)) forty-eight dollars for
each following year.
(5) A
game fish stocking permit allows the holder to release game fish into the
waters of the state as prescribed by rule of the commission. The fee for this
permit is ((twenty)) twenty-four dollars.
(6) A
((hunting,)) fishing((,)) or field trial permit allows the holder
to promote, conduct, hold, or sponsor a ((hunting,)) fishing((,))
or field trial contest in accordance with rules of the commission. The fee for
((this)) a fishing contest permit is ((twenty)) twenty-four
dollars. The fee for a field trial contest permit is twenty-four dollars.
(7) An
anadromous game fish buyer's license allows the holder to purchase or sell
steelhead trout and other anadromous game fish harvested by Indian fishermen
lawfully exercising fishing rights reserved by federal statute, treaty, or
executive order, under conditions prescribed by rule of the director. The fee
for this license is one hundred ((fifty)) eighty dollars.
Sec.
5. RCW
77.32.230 and 1988 c 176 s 914 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A
person sixty-five years of age or older who is an honorably discharged veteran
of the United States armed forces having a service-connected disability and who
has been a resident for five years may receive upon application a state hunting
and fishing license free of charge.
(2) ((A
person seventy years of age or older who has been a resident for ten years may
receive, upon application, a fishing license free of charge.
(3))) A blind
person, or a person with a developmental disability as defined in RCW
71A.10.020 with documentation of the disability from the department of social
and health services, or a physically handicapped person confined to a
wheelchair may receive upon application a fishing license free of charge.
(((4)))
(3) A blind person or a physically handicapped person confined to a
wheelchair who has been issued a card for a permanent disability under RCW
46.16.381 may use that card in place of a fishing license unless tags, permits,
stamps, or punchcards are required by this chapter.
(((5)))
(4) A fishing license is not required for persons under the age of
fifteen.
(((6)))
(5) Tags, permits, stamps, and punchcards required by this chapter shall
be purchased separately by persons receiving a free or reduced-fee license.
Sec.
6. RCW
77.32.240 and 1981 c 310 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:
A
scientific permit allows the holder to collect for research or display wildlife
or their nests and eggs as required in RCW 77.32.010 under conditions
prescribed by the director. Before a permit is issued, the applicant shall
demonstrate to the director their qualifications and establish the need for the
permit. The director may require a bond of up to one thousand dollars to
insure compliance with the permit. Permits are valid for the time specified,
unless sooner revoked.
Holders
of permits may exchange specimens with the approval of the director.
A
permit holder who violates this section shall forfeit the permit and bond and
shall not receive a similar permit for one year. The fee for a scientific
permit is ((ten)) twelve dollars.
Sec.
7. RCW
77.32.256 and 1987 c 506 s 86 are each amended to read as follows:
The
director shall by rule establish the conditions for issuance of duplicate
licenses, permits, tags, stamps, and punchcards required by this chapter. The
fee for a duplicate provided under this section is ((eight)) ten
dollars.
Sec.
8. RCW
77.32.340 and 1990 c 84 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
Fees
for transport tags shall be as follows:
(1)
The fee for a resident deer tag is ((fifteen)) eighteen dollars.
The fee for a nonresident deer tag is ((fifty)) sixty dollars.
(2)
The fee for a resident elk tag is ((twenty)) twenty-four
dollars. The fee for a nonresident elk tag is one hundred twenty
dollars.
(3)
The fee for a resident bear tag is ((fifteen)) eighteen dollars.
The fee for a nonresident bear tag is one hundred ((fifty)) eighty
dollars.
(4)
The fee for a resident cougar tag is ((twenty)) twenty-four
dollars. The fee for a nonresident cougar tag is three hundred sixty
dollars.
(5)
The fee for a mountain goat tag is ((fifty)) sixty dollars for residents
and one hundred ((fifty)) eighty dollars for nonresidents. The
fee shall be paid at the time of application. Applicants who are not selected
for a mountain goat special season permit shall receive a refund of this fee,
less five dollars.
(6) The
fee for a sheep tag is ((seventy-five)) ninety dollars for
residents and three hundred sixty dollars for nonresidents and shall be
paid at the time of application. Applicants who are not selected for a sheep
special season permit shall receive a refund of this fee, less five dollars.
(7)
The fee for a moose tag is one hundred ((fifty)) eighty dollars
for residents and three hundred sixty dollars for nonresidents and shall
be paid at the time of application. Applicants who are not selected for a
moose special season permit shall receive a refund of this fee, less five
dollars.
(8)
The fee for a wild turkey tag is ((fifteen)) eighteen dollars for
residents and sixty dollars for nonresidents.
(9)
The fee for a lynx tag is twenty-four dollars for residents and three hundred
sixty dollars for nonresidents and shall be paid at the time of application.
Applicants who are not selected for a lynx special season permit shall receive
a refund of this fee, less five dollars.
Sec.
9. RCW
77.32.350 and 1990 c 84 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
In
addition to a basic hunting license, a supplemental license, permit, or stamp
is required to hunt for quail, partridge, pheasant, or migratory waterfowl, to
hunt with a raptor, or to hunt wild animals with a dog.
(1) A
hound permit is required to hunt wild animals, except rabbits and hares, with a
dog. The fee for this permit is ((ten)) twelve dollars.
(2) An
eastern Washington upland game bird permit is required to hunt for quail,
partridge, and pheasant in eastern Washington. The fee for this permit is ((eight))
ten dollars.
(3) A
western Washington upland game bird permit is required to hunt for quail,
partridge, and pheasant in western Washington. The fee for this permit is ((fifteen
dollars)) thirty-five dollars. Effective January 1, 1992, the permit
shall be available as a season option, an early season option, a late season
option, a juvenile full season option or a two-day option. The fee for this
permit is:
(a)
For the full season option, thirty-five dollars;
(b)
For the early season option, twenty-five dollars;
(c)
For the late season option, twenty-five dollars;
(d)
For the juvenile full season or the two-day option, twenty dollars.
For
the purposes of this subsection a juvenile is defined as a person under fifteen
years of age upon the opening date of the western Washington pheasant season.
(4) A
falconry license is required to possess or hunt with a raptor, including
seasons established exclusively for hunting in that manner. The fee for this
license is ((thirty)) thirty-six dollars.
(5) A
migratory waterfowl stamp affixed to a basic hunting license is required for
all persons sixteen years of age or older to hunt migratory waterfowl. The fee
for the stamp is ((five)) six dollars.
(6)
The migratory waterfowl stamp shall be validated by the signature of the
licensee written across the face of the stamp.
(7)
The migratory waterfowl stamps required by this section expire on March 31st
following the date of issuance.
Sec.
10. RCW
77.32.360 and 1990 c 84 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A
steelhead catch record card is required to fish for steelhead trout. The fee
for this catch record card is ((fifteen)) eighteen dollars.
(2)
Persons possessing steelhead trout shall immediately validate their catch
record card as provided by rule.
(3)
The steelhead catch record card required under this section expires April 30th
following the date of issuance.
(4)
Each person who returns a steelhead catch record card to an authorized license
dealer by June 1 following the period for which it was issued shall be given a
credit equal to five dollars towards that day's purchase of any license,
permit, transport tag, catch record card, or stamp required by this chapter.
This subsection does not apply to annual steelhead catch record cards for
persons under the age of fifteen.
(5)
Persons under the age of fifteen may purchase an annual steelhead catch record
card for ((five)) six dollars. The ((five-dollar)) six-dollar
catch record card entitles the holder to retain no more than five steelhead.
After retaining five steelhead, a new catch record card may be purchased.
Sec.
11. RCW
77.32.370 and 1987 c 506 s 89 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A
special hunting season permit is required to hunt in each special season
established under chapter 77.12 RCW.
(2)
Persons may apply for special hunting season permits as provided by rule of the
director.
(3)
The application fee to participate in a special hunting season is ((two))
three dollars.
Sec.
12. RCW
77.32.380 and 1988 c 36 s 52 are each amended to read as follows:
Persons
sixteen years of age or older who use clearly identified department lands and
access facilities are required to possess a conservation license or a hunting,
fishing, trapping, or free license on their person while using the facilities.
The fee for this license is ((eight)) ten dollars annually.
The
spouse, all children under eighteen years of age, and guests under eighteen
years of age of the holder of a valid conservation license may use department
lands and access facilities when accompanied by the license holder.
Youth
groups may use department lands and game access facilities without possessing a
conservation license when accompanied by a license holder.
The
conservation license is nontransferable and must be validated by the signature
of the holder. Upon request of a wildlife agent or ex officio wildlife agent a
person using clearly identified department of wildlife lands shall exhibit the
required license.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 13. A new
section is added to chapter 46.16 RCW to read as follows:
In
addition to the fees imposed in RCW 46.16.585 for application and renewal of
personalized license plates an additional fee of ten dollars shall be charged.
The revenue from the additional fee shall be deposited in the state wildlife
fund and used for the management of resources associated with the
nonconsumptive use of wildlife.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 14. This
act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or
safety, or support of the state government and its existing public
institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1991.
