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RCW 77.15.005 Finding—Intent.
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The legislature finds that merger of the departments of fisheries and wildlife resulted in two criminal codes applicable to fish and wildlife, and that it has become increasingly difficult to administer and enforce the two criminal codes. Furthermore, laws defining crimes involvi…
RCW 77.15.010 Exemption for department actions.
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A person is not guilty of a crime under this chapter if the person is an officer, employee, or agent of the department lawfully acting in the course of his or her authorized duties. [ 1998 c 190 s 2.]
RCW 77.15.020 Authority to define violation of rule as infraction—Agreement to enforce certain civil infractions.
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(1) If the commission or director has authority to adopt a rule that is punishable as a crime under this chapter, then the commission or director may provide that violation of the rule shall be punished with notice of infraction under RCW 7.84.030. Neither the commission nor the …
RCW 77.15.030 Individual animal unlawfully taken—Separate offense.
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Except as provided in RCW 77.15.260(2)(b), where it is unlawful to hunt, take, fish, possess, or traffic in big game or protected or endangered fish or wildlife, then each individual animal unlawfully taken or possessed is a separate offense. [ 2012 c 176 s 6; 1999 c 258 s 1; 199…