Title 77 — Title 77 FISH AND WILDLIFE

The definitions in this section apply throughout this title or rules adopted under this title unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Angling gear" means a line attached to a rod and reel capable of being held in hand while landing the fish or a handheld line operated …

(1) As used in this title or rules of the commission, "game fish" means those species of the class Osteichthyes that shall not be fished for except as authorized by rule of the commission and includes:Scientific NameCommon NameAmbloplites rupestrisrock bassCoregonus clupeaformisl…

"Food fish" means those species of the classes Osteichthyes, Agnatha, and Chondrichthyes that have been classified and that shall not be fished for except as authorized by rule of the commission. The term "food fish" includes all stages of development and the bodily parts of food…

"Salmon" means all species of the genus Oncorhynchus, except those classified as game fish in RCW 77.08.020, and includes:Scientific NameCommon NameOncorhynchus tshawytschaChinook salmonOncorhynchus kisutchCoho salmonOncorhynchus ketaChum salmonOncorhynchus gorbuschaPink salmonOn…

As used in this title or rules of the commission, "big game" means the following species:Scientific NameCommon NameCervus canadensiselk or wapitiOdocoileus hemionusblacktail deer or mule deerOdocoileus virginianuswhitetail deerAlces americanamooseOreamnos americanusmountain goatR…

As used in this title or rules adopted pursuant to this title:(1) "Migratory waterfowl" means members of the family Anatidae, including brants, ducks, geese, and swans;(2) "Migratory bird" means migratory waterfowl and coots, snipe, doves, and band-tailed pigeon;(3) "Migratory bi…

For the purposes of this title or rules adopted under this title, "resident" means:(1) A natural person who has maintained a permanent place of abode within the state for at least ninety days immediately preceding an application for a license, has established by formal evidence a…

For the purposes of this title, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to ma…