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

Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 77.12 - Powers and duties

  • 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.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • 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
  • big game: means the following species:
Washington Code 77.08.030
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • 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.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Migratory bird: means migratory waterfowl and coots, snipe, doves, and band-tailed pigeon;
    • Washington Code 77.08.045
  • Migratory waterfowl: means members of the family Anatidae, including brants, ducks, geese, and swans;
    • Washington Code 77.08.045
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.