Washington Statutes
§ 77.12.459 — Release and recapture of salmon or steelhead prohibited.
Washington § 77.12.459
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Bluebook
Wash. Rev. Code § 77.12.459 (2026).
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A person other than the United States, an Indian tribe recognized as such by the federal government, the state, a subdivision of the state, or a municipal corporation or an agency of such a unit of government shall not release salmon or steelhead trout into the public waters of the state and subsequently to recapture and commercially harvest such salmon or trout. This section shall not prevent any person from rearing salmon or steelhead trout in pens or in a confined area under circumstances where the salmon or steelhead trout are confined and never permitted to swim freely in open water.
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Legislative History
[1998 c 190 s 74;1985 c 457 s 12. Formerly RCW75.08.300.]
Nearby Sections
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§ 77.04.010
Short title.§ 77.04.012
Mandate of department and commission.§ 77.04.013
Findings and intent.§ 77.04.020
Composition of department—Powers and duties.§ 77.04.030
Commission—Appointment.§ 77.04.040
Commission—Qualifications of members.§ 77.04.055
Commission—Duties.§ 77.04.080
Director—Qualifications—Duties—Salary.§ 77.04.120
Director—Research—Reports.§ 77.04.130
Adoption and certification of rules.§ 77.04.145
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