§ 77.15.005 Finding — Intent
§ 77.15.010 Exemption for department actions
§ 77.15.020 Authority to define violation of rule as infraction — Agreement to enforce certain civil infractions
§ 77.15.030 Individual animal unlawfully taken — Separate offense
§ 77.15.040 Jurisdiction
§ 77.15.050 “Conviction” defined
§ 77.15.060 Reference to chapters 7.84 and 9A.20 RCW
§ 77.15.065 Authority of attorney general if prosecuting attorney defaults
§ 77.15.070 Civil forfeiture of property used for violation of chapter
§ 77.15.075 Enforcement authority of fish and wildlife officers — Volunteer chaplain
§ 77.15.077 Fish and wildlife officers — Private law enforcement off-duty employment — Guidelines
§ 77.15.080 Fish and wildlife officers and ex officio fish and wildlife officers — Inspection authority
§ 77.15.085 Seizure without warrant
§ 77.15.090 Search, arrest warrant — Issuance — Execution
§ 77.15.092 Arrest without warrant
§ 77.15.094 Search without warrant — Seizure of evidence, property — Limitation
§ 77.15.096 Inspection without warrant — Commercial fish and wildlife entities — Limitations
§ 77.15.098 Willful misconduct/gross negligence — Civil liability
§ 77.15.100 Seized fish, shellfish, wildlife, and covered animal species part or product — Forfeiture — Sale — Disposition of sale
§ 77.15.110 Acting for commercial purposes — When — Proof
§ 77.15.120 Endangered fish or wildlife — Unlawful taking — Penalty
§ 77.15.130 Protected fish or wildlife — Unauthorized taking — Penalty — Criminal wildlife penalty assessment
§ 77.15.135 Unlawful sale, purchase, trade, barter, or distribution of covered animal species part or product — Penalty — Report to the legislature — Adoption of rules
§ 77.15.150 Poison or explosives — Unlawful use — Penalty
§ 77.15.160 Infractions — Penalties
§ 77.15.170 Waste of fish and wildlife — Penalty
§ 77.15.180 Unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear — Penalty
§ 77.15.190 Unlawful trapping — Penalty
§ 77.15.191 Revocation of trapper’s license — Placement of unauthorized traps
§ 77.15.192 Definitions
§ 77.15.194 Unlawful traps — Penalty
§ 77.15.196 Unlawful poison — Penalty
§ 77.15.198 Violation of RCW 77.15.194 or 77.15.196 — Penalty
§ 77.15.210 Obstructing the taking of fish, shellfish, or wildlife — Penalty
§ 77.15.212 Damages due to violation of RCW 77.15.210 — Civil action
§ 77.15.230 Department lands or facilities — Unlawful use — Penalty
§ 77.15.240 Unlawful use of dogs — Penalty — Authority to take or destroy a dog — Certain hazing activities permitted
§ 77.15.245 Unlawful practices — Black bear baiting — Exceptions — Illegal hunting — Use of dogs — Exceptions — Penalties
§ 77.15.250 Unlawful release or possession of fish, shellfish, or wildlife — Penalty — Unlawful release of deleterious exotic wildlife — Penalty
§ 77.15.260 Unlawful trafficking in fish, shellfish, or wildlife — Penalty
§ 77.15.265 Unlawful possession of fish, shellfish, or wildlife knowingly taken in violation of another state’s or country’s laws — Penalty
§ 77.15.270 Providing false information — Penalty
§ 77.15.280 Reporting of fish or wildlife harvest — Rules violation — Penalty
§ 77.15.290 Unlawful transportation of fish or wildlife — Penalty
§ 77.15.300 Unlawful hydraulic project activities — Penalty
§ 77.15.310 Unlawful failure to use or maintain approved fish guard on water diversion device — Penalty
§ 77.15.320 Unlawful failure to provide, maintain, or operate fishway for dam or other obstruction — Penalty
§ 77.15.340 Unlawful operation of a game farm — Penalty
§ 77.15.350 Inspection and disease control of aquatic farms — Rules violation — Penalty
§ 77.15.360 Unlawful interfering in department operations — Penalty
§ 77.15.370 Unlawful recreational fishing in the first degree — Penalty — Criminal wildlife penalty assessment
§ 77.15.380 Unlawful recreational fishing in the second degree — Penalty
§ 77.15.382 Unlawful use of shellfish gear for personal use purposes — Penalty
§ 77.15.390 Seaweed — Unlawful taking — Penalty
§ 77.15.395 Hunter safety — Visible clothing requirement — Penalty
§ 77.15.400 Unlawful hunting of wild birds — Violation of a rule requiring nontoxic shot — Penalty
§ 77.15.410 Unlawful hunting of big game — Penalty
§ 77.15.420 Illegally taken or possessed wildlife — Criminal wildlife penalty assessed
§ 77.15.425 Fish and wildlife enforcement reward account
§ 77.15.430 Unlawful hunting of wild animals — Penalty
§ 77.15.435 Unlawful hunting on, retrieving hunted wildlife from, or collecting wildlife parts from the property of another — Defense — Penalty — Forfeiture and disposition of wildlife
§ 77.15.440 Weapons, traps, or dogs on game reserves — Unlawful use — Penalty
§ 77.15.450 Spotlighting big game — Penalty
§ 77.15.460 Loaded rifle or shotgun in vehicle — Unlawful use or possession — Unlawful use of a loaded firearm — Penalty
§ 77.15.470 Wildlife check stations or field inspections — Unlawful avoidance — Penalty
§ 77.15.480 Certain devices declared public nuisances
§ 77.15.500 Commercial fishing without a license — Penalty
§ 77.15.510 Acting as a game fish guide, food fish guide, or chartering without a license — Penalty
§ 77.15.520 Commercial fishing — Unlawful gear or methods — Penalty
§ 77.15.522 Unlawful use of shellfish gear for commercial purposes — Penalty
§ 77.15.530 Unlawful use of a nondesignated vessel — Penalty
§ 77.15.540 Unlawful use of a commercial fishery license — Penalty
§ 77.15.550 Violation of commercial fishing area or time — Penalty
§ 77.15.552 Qualifying commercial fishing violations
§ 77.15.554 License suspension review committee
§ 77.15.565 Wholesale fish buyer a limited fish seller — Accounting of commercial harvest — Penalties
§ 77.15.568 Secondary commercial fish receiver’s failure to account for commercial harvest — Penalty
§ 77.15.570 Participation of non-Indians in Indian fishery forbidden — Exceptions, definitions, penalty
§ 77.15.580 Unlawful use of net to take fish — Penalty
§ 77.15.590 Commercial fishing vessel — Unlawful use for recreational or charter fishing — Penalty
§ 77.15.600 Engaging in commercial wildlife activity without a license — Penalty
§ 77.15.610 Unlawful use of a commercial wildlife license — Penalty
§ 77.15.620 Engaging in fish dealing activity without a license — Penalty
§ 77.15.630 Unlawful fish and shellfish catch accounting — Penalty
§ 77.15.640 Unlawful wholesale fish buying and dealing — Penalty
§ 77.15.650 Unlawful purchase or use of a license — Penalty
§ 77.15.660 Unlawful use of scientific permit — Penalty
§ 77.15.670 Suspension of department privileges — Violation — Penalty — Violations of child support-based suspensions
§ 77.15.675 Hunting while intoxicated — Penalty
§ 77.15.680 Department authority to suspend privileges — Form and procedure
§ 77.15.690 Department authority to revoke licenses
§ 77.15.700 Grounds for department revocation and suspension of recreational license — Appeal
§ 77.15.710 Conviction for assault — Revocation of licenses and suspension of privileges
§ 77.15.720 Discharge of firearm, bow, or crossbow while hunting — In a manner that injures a person or that kills or causes substantial bodily harm to livestock — Suspension of hunting privileges — Appeal
§ 77.15.730 Wildlife violator compact citations and convictions
§ 77.15.732 Citations from wildlife violator compact party state — Failure to comply
§ 77.15.740 Protection of southern resident orca whales — Unlawful activities — Penalty
§ 77.15.750 Unlawful use of a department permit — Penalty
§ 77.15.760 Suspension of a master hunter permit — Appeal hearing
§ 77.15.770 Unlawful trade in shark fins — Penalty
§ 77.15.780 Disposition of judicially forfeited seized property
§ 77.15.790 Negligently feeding, attempting to feed, or attracting large wild carnivores to land or a building — Infraction
§ 77.15.792 Intentionally feeding or attempting to feed large wild carnivores or intentionally attracting large wild carnivores to land or a building — Penalty
§ 77.15.800 Engaging in wildlife rehabilitation without a permit — Penalty
§ 77.15.803 Inspection of aquatic conveyance
§ 77.15.805 Violation of an invasive species law — Warrant
§ 77.15.807 Invasive species in or on water body or property — Warrant
§ 77.15.809 Unlawful use of invasive species in the second degree — Penalty
§ 77.15.811 Unlawful use of invasive species in the first degree — Penalty
§ 77.15.813 Unlawfully engaging in fishing guide activity — Penalty
§ 77.15.815 Unlawfully engaging in commercial whale watching — Penalty
§ 77.15.900 Short title
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 77.15 - Fish and wildlife enforcement code

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • big game: means the following species:
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  • Civil forfeiture: The loss of ownership of property used to conduct illegal activity.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • conviction: means a final conviction in a state or municipal court. See Washington Code 77.15.050
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Private law: A private bill enacted into law. Private laws have restricted applicability, often addressing immigration and naturalization issues affecting individuals.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.