Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 77.36 · 13 active provisions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Claim" means an application to the department for compensation under this chapter.(2) "Commercial crop" means a horticultural or agricultural product, including the growing or harvested product. For the purp…
(1) Subject to limitations and conditions established by the commission, the owner, the owner's immediate family member, the owner's documented employee, or a tenant of real property may trap, consistent with RCW 77.15.194, or kill wildlife that is threatening human safety or causing property damage on that property, w…
The department may pay no more than one hundred twenty thousand dollars per fiscal year from the fish, wildlife, and conservation account created in RCW 77.12.170(3) for claims and assessment costs for damage to commercial crops caused by wild deer or elk submitted under RCW 77.36.100.
(1) Unless the legislature declares an emergency under this section, the department may pay no more than $300,000 per fiscal year from the general fund for claims and assessment costs for damage to commercial crops caused by wild deer or elk submitted under RCW 77.36.100.(2)(a) The legislature may declare an emergency…
(1)(a) Except as limited by RCW 77.36.070, 77.36.080, 77.36.170, and 77.36.180, the department shall offer to distribute money appropriated to pay claims to the owner of commercial crops for damage caused by wild deer or elk or to the owners of livestock that has been killed by bears, wolves, or cougars, or injured by…
(1) No owner may receive compensation for wildlife interactions under this chapter unless the owner has, as determined by the department, first:(a) Utilized applicable legal and practicable self-help preventive measures available to prevent the damage, including the use of nonlethal methods and department-provided mate…
The department shall establish:(1) The form of affidavits or proof required to accompany all claims under this chapter;(2) The process, time, and methods used to identify and assess damage, including the anticipated timeline for the initiation and conclusion of department action;(3) How claims will be prioritized when…
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and as limited by RCW 77.36.100, 77.36.070, 77.36.080, 77.36.170, and 77.36.180, the cash compensation portion of each claim by the department under this chapter is limited to the lesser of:(a) The value of the damage to the property by wildlife, reduced by the amount of…
This chapter represents the exclusive remedy against the state for damage caused by wildlife interactions.
(1) Whenever the department receives a request for relocating beaver, the department must inform the requesting party of locations, if available, of surplus beaver available for capture and relocation. The department may identify nuisance beaver or areas with thriving beaver populations as a source population for captu…
(1) The department may pay no more than fifty thousand dollars per fiscal year from the limited fish and wildlife account created in RCW 77.12.170(1) for claims and assessment costs for injury or loss of livestock caused by wolves submitted under RCW 77.36.100.(2) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the d…
(1) The wolf-livestock conflict account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Any transfers under RCW 77.36.170 must be deposited in the account. The department may also deposit into the account any grants, gifts, or donations to the state for the purposes of providing compensation for injury or loss of liv…
The department shall maintain sufficient staff resources in Ferry and Stevens counties for response to wolf-livestock conflict on an ongoing basis and for coordination with livestock producers on the continued implementation of proactive nonlethal deterrents.