Chapter 77.12 RCW

POWERS AND DUTIES

Sections

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

NOTES:

Wild salmonid policy: RCW 77.65.420.