CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1340

Chapter 133, Laws of 2011

62nd Legislature
2011 Regular Session



UNLAWFUL HUNTING OF BIG GAME



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/22/11

Passed by the House February 28, 2011
  Yeas 97   Nays 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 7, 2011
  Yeas 49   Nays 0


BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
 
CERTIFICATE

I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1340 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


BARBARA BAKER
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Chief Clerk
Approved April 20, 2011, 2:06 p.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
April 20, 2011







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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HOUSE BILL 1340
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Passed Legislature - 2011 Regular Session
State of Washington62nd Legislature2011 Regular Session

By Representatives Kretz, McCune, Johnson, and Warnick

Read first time 01/19/11.   Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.



     AN ACT Relating to unlawful hunting of big game; and amending RCW 77.15.410.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 77.15.410 and 2005 c 406 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A person is guilty of unlawful hunting of big game in the second degree if the person:
     (a) Hunts for, takes, or possesses big game and the person does not have and possess all licenses, tags, or permits required under this title;
     (b) Violates any rule of the commission or director regarding seasons, bag or possession limits, closed areas including game reserves, closed times, or any other rule governing the hunting, taking, or possession of big game; or
     (c) Possesses big game taken during a closed season for that big game or taken from a closed area for that big game.
     (2) A person is guilty of unlawful hunting of big game in the first degree if the person ((was previously convicted of any crime)) commits the act described in subsection (1) of this section and:
     (a) The person hunts for, takes, or possesses three or more big game animals within the same course of events; or
     (b) The act occurs within five years of the date of a prior conviction
under this title involving unlawful hunting, killing, possessing, or taking big game((, and within five years of the date that the prior conviction was entered the person:
     (a) Hunts for big game and does not have and possess all licenses, tags, or permits required under this title;
     (b) Acts in violation of any rule of the commission or director regarding seasons, bag or possession limits, closed areas including game reserves, or closed times; or
     (c) Possesses big game taken during a closed season for that big game or taken from a closed area for that big game
)).
     (3)(a) Unlawful hunting of big game in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor. Upon conviction of an offense involving killing or possession of big game taken during a ((period of time when hunting for the particular species is not permitted)) closed season, closed area, or taken using an unlawful method, or in excess of the bag or possession limit, the department shall revoke all of the person's hunting licenses and tags and order a suspension of the person's hunting privileges for two years.
     (b) Unlawful hunting of big game in the first degree is a class C felony. Upon conviction, the department shall revoke all of the person's hunting licenses or tags and ((the department shall)) order the person's hunting privileges suspended for ten years.
     (4) For the purposes of this section, "same course of events" means within one twenty-four hour period, or a pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts that are unlawful under subsection (1) of this section, over a period of time evidencing a continuity of purpose.


         Passed by the House February 28, 2011.
         Passed by the Senate April 7, 2011.
         Approved by the Governor April 20, 2011.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 20, 2011.