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SENATE
BILL 5626
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Passed
Legislature - 1997 Regular Session
State of Washington 55th
Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By
Read first time 02/04/97.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.
Providing
game transport tags at no cost in order to meet harvest management goals.
AN
ACT Relating to transport tags for game; and amending RCW 77.32.320 and
77.32.340.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
77.32.320 and 1990 c 84 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
In addition to a basic hunting license, a separate transport tag is required to
hunt deer, elk, black bear, cougar, sheep, mountain goat, moose, or wild
turkey. However, a transport tag may not be required to hunt black bear or
cougar when, under conditions set out under RCW 77.32.340, the commission
determines that for the purposes of achieving harvest management goals for
black bear or cougar, that transport tags shall be available at no cost.
(2)
A transport tag may only be obtained subsequent to the purchase of a valid
hunting license and must have permanently affixed to it the hunting license
number.
(3)
Persons who kill deer, elk, bear, cougar, mountain goat, sheep, moose, or wild
turkey shall immediately validate and attach their own transport tag to the
carcass as provided by rule of the director.
(4)
Transport tags required by this section expire on March 31st following the date
of issuance.
Sec.
2. RCW
77.32.340 and 1991 sp.s. c 7 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
Fees
for transport tags shall be as follows:
(1)
The fee for a resident deer tag is eighteen dollars. The fee for a nonresident
deer tag is sixty dollars.
(2)
The fee for a resident elk tag is twenty-four dollars. The fee for a
nonresident elk tag is one hundred twenty dollars.
(3)
The fee for a resident and nonresident bear tag ((is)) shall
be established by the commission in an amount not to exceed eighteen
dollars((. The fee for a nonresident bear tag is)) and one
hundred eighty dollars, respectively. Should the commission choose
to make black bear transport tags available at no cost, then the commission may
determine that for purposes of achieving species harvest management goals that
a transport tag is not required to hunt black bear.
(4)
The fee for a resident and nonresident cougar tag ((is)) shall
be established by the commission in an amount not to exceed twenty-four
dollars((. The fee for a nonresident cougar tag is)) and three
hundred sixty dollars, respectively. Should the commission choose to
make cougar transport tags available at no cost, then the commission may
determine that for purposes of achieving species harvest management goals that
a transport tag is not required to hunt cougar.
(5)
The fee for a mountain goat tag is sixty dollars for residents and one hundred
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 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 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 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.
