Washington § 77.15.320 Unlawful failure to provide, maintain, or operate fishway for dam or other obstruction—Penalty.

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§ 77.15.320 — Unlawful failure to provide, maintain, or operate fishway for dam or other obstruction—Penalty.

Washington § 77.15.320

Title 77FISH AND WILDLIFE

Ch. 77.15FISH AND WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT CODE

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Wash. Rev. Code § 77.15.320 (2026).

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(1)A person is guilty of unlawful failure to provide, maintain, or operate a fishway for dam or other obstruction if the person owns, operates, or controls a dam or other obstruction to fish passage on a river or stream and:

(a)The dam or obstruction is not provided with a durable and efficient fishway approved by the director as required by RCW 77.57.030 ;

(b)Fails to maintain a fishway in efficient operating condition; or

(c)Fails to continuously supply a fishway with a sufficient supply of water to allow the free passage of fish.

(2)Unlawful failure to provide, maintain, or operate a fishway for dam or other obstruction is a gross misdemeanor. Following written notification to the person from the department that there is a violation, each day of unlawful failure to provide, mai

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(1) A person is guilty of unlawful failure to provide, maintain, or operate a fishway for dam or other obstruction if the person owns, operates, or controls a dam or other obstruction to fish passage on a river or stream and:

(a) The dam or obstruction is not provided with a durable and efficient fishway approved by the director as required by RCW 77.57.030 ;

(b) Fails to maintain a fishway in efficient operating condition; or

(c) Fails to continuously supply a fishway with a sufficient supply of water to allow the free passage of fish.

(2) Unlawful failure to provide, maintain, or operate a fishway for dam or other obstruction is a gross misdemeanor. Following written notification to the person from the department that there is a violation, each day of unlawful failure to provide, maintain, or operate a fishway is a separate offense.