Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 77 Fish And Wildlife (Formerly: Game And Game Fish) - Chapter 77.36 Wildlife Damage

77.36.005 Findings
The legislature finds that: (1) As the number of people in the state grows and wildlife habitat is altered, people will encounter wildlife more frequently. ...

77.36.010 Definitions
Unless otherwise specified, the following definitions apply throughout this chapter: (1) "Crop" means a commercially raised horticultural and/or agricultural product and includes growing or harvested ...

77.36.020 Game damage control -- Special hunt/remedial action
The department shall work closely with landowners and tenants suffering game damage problems to control damage without killing the animals when practical, to increase the ...

77.36.030 Trapping or killing wildlife causing damage -- Emergency situations
(1) Subject to the following limitations and conditions, the owner, the owner's immediate family member, the owner's documented employee, or a tenant of real property ...

77.36.040 Payment of claims for damages -- Procedure -- Limitations
(1) Pursuant to this section, the director or the director's designee may distribute money appropriated to pay claims for damages to crops caused by wild ...

77.36.050 Claimant refusal -- Excessive claims
If the claimant does not accept the director's decision under RCW 77.36.040, or if the claim exceeds ten thousand dollars, then the claim may be ...

77.36.060 Claim refused -- Posted property
The director may refuse to consider and pay claims of persons who have posted the property against hunting or who have not allowed public hunting ...

77.36.070 Limit on total claims from wildlife fund per fiscal year
The department may pay no more than one hundred twenty thousand dollars per fiscal year from the *wildlife fund for claims under RCW 77.36.040 and ...

77.36.080 Limit on total claims from general fund per fiscal year -- Emergency exceptions
(1) The department may pay no more than thirty thousand dollars per fiscal year from the general fund for claims under RCW 77.36.040 and for ...

77.36.900 Application -- 1996 c 54
Chapter 54, Laws of 1996 applies prospectively only and not retroactively. It applies only to claims that arise on or after July 1, 1996.[1996 c ...

77.36.901 Effective date -- 1996 c 54
Sections 1 through 12 of this act shall take effect July 1, 1996.[1996 c 54 § 13.] ...