Revised Code of Washington
2023 Archive

Chapter 77.12 RCW
POWERS AND DUTIES
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77.12.010Limitation on prohibiting fishing with bait or artificial lures.
77.12.020Wildlife to be classified.
77.12.031Llamas and alpacas.
77.12.035Protection of grizzly bears—Limitation on transplantation or introduction—Negotiations with federal and state agencies.
77.12.037Acquisition, use, and management of property—Condemnation—When authorized.
77.12.038Notification requirements.
77.12.039Acceptance of funds or property for damage claims or conservation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife resources.
77.12.043Contracts and agreements for propagation of fish or shellfish.
77.12.045Territorial authority of commission—Adoption of federal regulations and rules of fisheries commissions and compacts.
77.12.047Scope of commission's authority to adopt rules—Application to private tideland owners or lessees of the state.
77.12.058Pollinator habitat.
77.12.068Dissemination of information about RCW 77.15.740 and responsible wildlife viewing.
77.12.071Sampling of fish, wildlife, or shellfish by department employees.
77.12.075Fish and wildlife federal lands revolving account.
77.12.077Use of dogs to hunt/pursue black bear, cougar, bobcat—Rules—Training program—Nonlethal pursuit.
77.12.085Liberalized bag limits for bass, walleye, and channel catfish.
77.12.140Acquisition or sale of wildlife.
77.12.150Game seasons—Opening and closing—Special hunt.
77.12.152Commission may designate fishing areas.
77.12.154Right of entry—Aircraft operated by department.
77.12.170Limited fish and wildlife account—Deposits—Fish, wildlife, and conservation account—Established—Deposits.
77.12.177Disposition of moneys collected—Proceeds from sale of commercial licenses and fish, shellfish, or wildlife.
77.12.184Deposit of moneys from various activities—Production of regulation booklets.
77.12.190Use of moneys in the limited fish and wildlife account and fish, wildlife, and conservation account.
77.12.201Counties may elect to receive an amount in lieu of taxes—County to record collections for violations of law or rules—Deposit.
77.12.203In lieu payments authorized—Procedure—Game lands defined.
77.12.204Grazing lands—Fish and wildlife goals—Implementation.
77.12.210Department property—Management, sale.
77.12.220Acquisition or transfer of property.
77.12.230Local assessments against department property.
77.12.235Bridge jumping hazard signs.
77.12.240Authority to take wildlife—Disposition.
77.12.262Fish and wildlife officers compensation insurance—Medical aid.
77.12.264Fish and wildlife officers—Relieved from active duty when injured—Compensation.
77.12.266Relocation or introduction of wolves, coyotes, lynx, bobcats, and other big game—Notice and public hearing.
77.12.272Elk hoof disease—Program to monitor and assess causes of and potential solutions for—Washington State University college of veterinary medicine designated as state lead.
77.12.275Agreements with department of defense.
77.12.285Agreements with United States to protect Columbia river fish—Fish cultural stations and protective devices.
77.12.320Agreements for purposes related to fish, shellfish, and wildlife—Acceptance of compensation, gifts, grants—Indemnification.
77.12.323Special wildlife account—Investments.
77.12.325Cooperation with Oregon to assure yields of Columbia river fish, shellfish, and wildlife.
77.12.330Exclusive fishing waters for youths.
77.12.360Withdrawal of state land from lease—Compensation.
77.12.370Withdrawal of state land from lease—County procedures, approval, hearing.
77.12.380Withdrawal of state land from lease—Actions by commissioner of public lands.
77.12.390Withdrawal of state land from lease—Payment.
77.12.395Wolves—Conflict mitigation guidelines.
77.12.420Improvement of conditions for growth of game fish.
77.12.451Director may take or sell fish or shellfish—Restrictions on sale of salmon.
77.12.453Wanapum (Sokulk) Indians—Permits to take salmon and other freshwater food fish.
77.12.455Prevention and suppression of diseases and pests.
77.12.459Release and recapture of salmon or steelhead prohibited.
77.12.465Abandoned or derelict vessels.
77.12.467Wildlife rehabilitation program—Requirements to receive funding—Reports accounting for all expenditures of state funds—Permitted expenditures—Adoption of rules.
77.12.469Renewal of wildlife rehabilitation licenses—Adoption of rules.
77.12.471Wildlife rehabilitation account.
77.12.475Fish and wildlife equipment revolving account.
77.12.540Public shooting grounds—Effect of filing—Use for booming.
77.12.550Tidelands used as public shooting grounds—Diversion.
77.12.560Tidelands used as public shooting grounds—Rules.
77.12.570Game farm licenses—Rules—Exemption.
77.12.580Game farms—Authority to dispose of eggs.
77.12.590Game farms—Tagging of products—Exemption.
77.12.600Game farms—Shipping of wildlife—Exemption.
77.12.610Check stations—Purpose.
77.12.620Check stations—Stopping for inspection.
77.12.630Check stations—Other inspections, powers.
77.12.650Protection of bald eagles and their habitats—Cooperation required.
77.12.655Habitat buffer zones for bald eagles—Rules.
77.12.670Migratory bird permit/migratory bird license validations—Deposit and use of revenues.
77.12.690Annual migratory bird permit design—Administration, sale, and distribution—Deposit and use of funds.
77.12.702Rockfish research and stock assessment program—Report to the legislature—Rockfish research account.
77.12.705Southern resident orcas population threshold—Report to the legislature.
77.12.722Canada goose hunting—Season or bag limit restriction.
77.12.732Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Review of vessel's physical condition.
77.12.734Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Further requirements.
77.12.755Ranked inventory of fish passage barriers.
77.12.760Steelhead trout fishery.
77.12.765Tilton and Cowlitz rivers—Proposals to reinstate salmon and steelhead.
77.12.790Eastern Washington pheasant enhancement program—Purpose.
77.12.800Pheasant hunting—Opportunities for juvenile hunters.
77.12.810Small game hunting license—Disposition of fee.
77.12.820Eastern Washington pheasant enhancement account—Created—Use of moneys—Report to the legislature.
77.12.850Definitions.
77.12.852Washington salmon stamp program—Creation.
77.12.854Washington junior salmon stamp program—Creation.
77.12.858Deposit of receipts—Expenditures.
77.12.860Stamp design—Department's rule-making authority.
77.12.865Derelict fishing gear—Guidelines for removal and disposal.
77.12.870Derelict fishing gear and shellfish pots database—Reporting requirements.
77.12.880Wildlife program management.
77.12.885Reported predatory wildlife interactions—Website posting.
77.12.887Washington conservation corps.
NOTES:
Wild salmonid policy: RCW 77.65.420.