77.15.130 - Protected fish or wildlife -- Unlawful taking -- Penalty. - Washington Statutes

Protected fish or wildlife — Unlawful taking — Penalty.

(1) A person is guilty of unlawful taking of protected fish or wildlife if:

     (a) The person hunts, fishes, possesses, or maliciously kills protected fish or wildlife, or the person possesses or maliciously destroys the eggs or nests of protected fish or wildlife, and the taking has not been authorized by rule of the commission; or

     (b) The person violates any rule of the commission regarding the taking, harming, harassment, possession, or transport of protected fish or wildlife.

     (2) Unlawful taking of protected fish or wildlife is a misdemeanor.

[1998 c 190 § 14.]