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Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-110 - Definitions - Fish length measurement

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The length of a fish, unless otherwise provided, is defined
				  as the shortest distance between the extreme tip of the tail and extreme tip of
				  the snout or jaw, whichever extends the farthest, measured while the fish is
				  lying in a prone and normal position, except:
The term "fork length" means the distance from the extreme
				  tip of the snout to the center of the fork of the tail.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-120 - Definitions - Fishing hours

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(1) It
				is permissible to fish for food fish, game fish, and unclassified fish
				twenty-four hours per day during any open period for the species, except as
				otherwise provided. Unless otherwise provided, fishing seasons open at 12:01
				a.m. on the first day and end at 11:59 p.m. on the last day of any
				season.
(2) It is unlawful to fish
				for the following species during the following times and within the following
				areas:
(a) It is unlawful to fish for any
				species during night closures as provided in department rule.
(b) It is unlawful to fish for sturgeon in
				freshwater, except the Chehalis River, during the night closure provided in WAC
				220-316-010(6)(k).
(c) It is
				unlawful to fish for smelt in Puget Sound from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. unless
				the person fishes for smelt using forage fish jig gear.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-140 - Definitions - Jack salmon

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A jack salmon is defined as any salmon which has matured and
				  begun its spawning migration one or more years before the normal term of
				  maturity of other members of its species, and which has visibly developed eggs
				  or milt.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-150 - Geographical definitions - Mile measurement

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Any reference to the term "mile" shall mean a nautical
				  mile.
Order 817, §
											220-16-250, filed 5/29/69.
					 Formerly WAC 220-16-020 (part).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-160 - Definitions-Personal-use fishing

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The following definitions apply to personal-use fishing rules
				  in Title 220 WAC:
(1) "Anadromous game
				fish" means steelhead, sea-run cutthroat trout, and sea-run Dolly Varden and
				bull trout.
(2) "Anti-snagging
				rule" means:
(a) Except when fishing with a
				buoyant lure (with no weights added to the lure or line) or trolling from a
				vessel or floating device, terminal fishing gear is limited to a lure or bait
				with one single point hook.
(b)
				Only single point hooks measuring not more then 3/4 inch from point to shank
				may be used and all hooks must be attached to or below the lure or
				bait.
(c) Weights may not be
				attached below or less than 12 inches above the lure or bait.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-170 - Definitions - Personal use

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The taking or possession of food fish or shellfish for
				  personal use is defined as the taking or fishing for food fish and shellfish or
				  parts thereof by angling or by such other means, with such gear and for such
				  limits as the director may authorize for personal use, or possessing the same
				  for the use of the person fishing for, taking or possessing the same, and not
				  for sale or barter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-180 - Definition - SMCRA

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"SMCRA" means Salmon Management and Catch Reporting
				  Area.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 88-18-066 (Order
					 88-86), §
											220-16-405, filed
					 9/2/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-190 - Definitions - Spawn on kelp

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"Spawn on kelp" is defined as herring eggs which have been
				  deposited on any type of aquatic vegetation. It is unlawful to take spawn on
				  kelp for commercial purposes unless a person has a spawn on kelp permit issued
				  by the director.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-200 - Definitions - Spawning salmon

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The term "spawning male salmon" is one from which the milt
				  flows freely. The term "spawning female salmon" is one from which the eggs flow
				  freely or has matured to the point that the eggs may be extruded by pressure
				  applied to the abdomen of the salmon.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-210 - Definitions - Wild fish

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"Wild" when used to describe the difference between a
				  hatchery fish and a nonhatchery fish, except salmon, means a fish with all fins
				  intact. A fish missing an adipose or ventral fin with a healed scar at the site
				  is not a wild fish. When "wild" is used to describe a salmon, "wild" means a
				  salmon with an unclipped adipose fin, regardless of whether the salmon is
				  ventral fin clipped. A salmon with a clipped adipose fin and having a healed
				  scar at the site of the clipped fin is not a wild salmon.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-230 - Geographical definitions - Coastal waters

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The term "coastal waters" shall be construed to include those
				  waters of the Pacific Ocean lying within the jurisdiction of the state of
				  Washington, unless otherwise provided, and all streams tributary thereto,
				  exclusive of the Grays Harbor, Willapa Harbor and Columbia River
				  districts.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 83-24-024 (Order
					 83-200), §
											220-16-240, filed 11/30/83,
					 effective 1/1/84; Order 817, §
											220-16-240, filed 5/29/69.
					 Formerly WAC 220-16-020 (part).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-240 - Geographical definitions - Grays Harbor

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The term "Grays Harbor" shall be construed to include all the
				  waters of Grays Harbor outside the mouth of any tributary river or stream
				  inside and easterly of a line projected from the outermost end of the north
				  jetty to the outermost end of the south jetty.
Order 817, §
											220-16-215, filed 5/29/69.
					 Formerly WAC 220-16-020 (part).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-250 - Geographical definitions - Willapa Bay

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The term "Willapa Bay" shall be construed to include all the
				  waters of Willapa Bay outside the mouth of any tributary river or stream inside
				  and easterly of a line from Leadbetter Point (46°39'12"N, 124°3'31"W)
				  due west to 46°39'12"N, 124°5'20"W then due north to the westerly most
				  landfall on Cape Shoalwater at 46°44'40"N,
				  124°5'20"W.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 91-08-054 (Order
					 91-13), §
											220-16-220, filed 4/2/91,
					 effective 5/3/91; Order 817, §
											220-16-220, filed 5/29/69.
					 Formerly WAC 220-16-020 (part).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-260 - Geographical definitions - Columbia River

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The term "Columbia River" shall be construed to include all
				  the waters of the Columbia River, including sloughs tributary thereto, upstream
				  and easterly of a line projected true north-south through Buoy 10 located
				  between the north and south jetties at the mouth of the Columbia
				  River.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 99-08-029
					 (Order 99-13), §
											220-16-225, filed 3/30/99,
					 effective 5/1/99; Order 817, §
											220-16-225, filed 5/29/69.
					 Formerly WAC 220-16-020 (part).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-270 - Geographical definition - Lower Columbia River

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"Lower Columbia River" is defined as Columbia River Salmon
				  Management and Catch Reporting Areas 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, and 1E as defined in WAC
				  220-301-010 and tributaries to these areas.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-280 - Geographical definitions - Puget Sound

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The term "Puget Sound" shall be construed to include all the
				  waters of Puget Sound outside the mouth of any river or stream including the
				  Strait of Juan de Fuca, Georgia Strait, and all bays and inlets
				  thereof.
Order 817, §
											220-16-210, filed 5/29/69.
					 Formerly WAC 220-16-020 (part).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-290 - Geographical definitions - Puget Sound tributaries

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The term "Puget Sound tributaries" includes the waters of
				  all fresh water rivers and streams tributary to Puget Sound as defined in WAC
				  220-300-280 and all tributaries flowing into said rivers and
				  streams.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-300 - Geographical definitions - District 1

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Order 817, §
											220-16-200, filed 5/29/69.
					 Formerly WAC 220-16-020 (part).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-310 - Geographical definitions - District 2

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Order 817, §
											220-16-205, filed 5/29/69.
					 Formerly WAC 220-16-020 (part).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-320 - Geographical definition - Westport Boat Basin

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"Westport Boat Basin" shall include those waters of Grays
				  Harbor inside the breakwater surrounding the boat basin and inside of lines
				  drawn between lighted day markers 10 and 11 and between lighted day markers 1
				  and 2 which mark the two entrances to the boat basin.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-330 - Geographical definition - English Camp Tidelands

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"English Camp Tidelands" includes those waters of Wescott
				  Bay lying inside the boundaries of San Juan Island National Historical Park
				  (English Camp).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-340 - Geographical definition - Buoy 13 line

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The term "Buoy 13 line" is defined as a line drawn true
				  north-south through Grays Harbor Channel Marker Number 13 near the mouth of
				  Grays Harbor.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-350 - Geographical definition - Light 26 Line

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The "Light 26 Line" is defined as a line in the Columbia
				  River from the landward end of the Chinook Jetty following the jetty to Chinook
				  Jetty Light No. 7, then southerly in a straight line to Desdemona Sands Light,
				  then southeasterly in a straight line through Light 26 to the Oregon
				  shore.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-360 - Geographical definition - Bonilla-Tatoosh Line

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The "Bonilla-Tatoosh Line" is defined as a line projected
				  from the most westerly point on Cape Flattery (48°22.863' N. lat.,
				  124°43.907' W. long.) to the lighthouse on Tatoosh Island, WA
				  (48°23.493' N. lat., 124°44.207' W. long.) then to the light on Bonilla
				  Point on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (48°35.73' N. lat.,
				  124°43.00' W. long.).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-300 - Fish-Definitions and classifications › Section 220-300-380 - Game fish - Classification

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As provided in
				  RCW
				  77.12.020 and in addition to those species
				  identified in
				  RCW
				  77.08.020 the following species of the class
Osteichthyes
are classified as game fish:
Scientific Name
Common Name
Salvelinus confluentus
Bull Trout
Catostomus columbianus
Bridgelip Sucker
Catostomus macrocheilus
Largescale Sucker
Catostomus catostomus
Longnose Sucker
Catostomus platyrhynchus
Mountain Sucker
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Grass Carp
Hybrids involving genus
						  Esox
Tiger Muskellunge
Meilocheilus caurinus
Peamouth Chub
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Chinook salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Coho salmon
Pylodictus olivaris
Flathead Catfish
Ptychocheilus oregonensis
Northern Pikeminnow
Salmo trutta and Salvelinus
						  fontinalis hybrid
Tiger Trout
Northern pikeminnow lawfully taken may be offered for sale,
				  sold, purchased, or traded.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-302 - Fish-Marine preserves › Section 220-302-010 - Admiralty Head Marine Preserve

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"Admiralty Head Marine Preserve" is defined as waters and
				  bedlands inside a line beginning at the extreme low water line on the west
				  shore of Whidbey Island at 48°09.46'N, 122°40.88'W then northerly along
				  the extreme low water line for 0.6 nautical miles, then due west 400 yards,
				  then southerly parallel to the shore to a point due west of the point of
				  origin, then due east to the point of origin.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 02-17-017 (Order 02-187), §
											220-16-780, filed 8/9/02,
					 effective 9/9/02; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), §
											220-16-780, filed 3/29/02,
					 effective 5/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-302 - Fish-Marine preserves › Section 220-302-020 - Carkeek Park Marine Preserve

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"Carkeek Park Marine Preserve" is defined as two sections of
				  tidelands owned by the city of Seattle and the water column above those
				  tidelands down to 4.5 feet below MLLW at Carkeek city park, with a southern
				  section bounded on the south by a line projected perpendicular to the beach
				  from 122°22'49.0" W, 47°42'31.7" N and bounded on the north by a line
				  projected northwest from 122°22'47.41" W, 47°42'43.51" N, and with a
				  northern section bounded on the south by a line projected due west from a point
				  300 yards north of 122°22'47.41" W, 47°42'43.51" N and bounded on the
				  north by a line projected due west from a point 500 yards north of
				  122°22'47.41" W, 47°42'43.51" N.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 05-09-009 (Order 05-52), §
											220-16-830, filed 4/7/05,
					 effective 5/8/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-302 - Fish-Marine preserves › Section 220-302-030 - Colvos Passage Marine Preserve Area

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"Colvos Passage Marine Preserve Area" is defined as those
				  waters and bedlands of Colvos Passage enclosed by a line starting at extreme
				  low water on the west shore at 47°20.87'N, thence due east 300 feet, thence
				  southwesterly paralleling the shore for 500 feet, thence due west to the
				  extreme low water line, thence northeasterly along the extreme low water line
				  to the point of origin.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038
					 (Order 00-29), §
											220-16-730, filed 3/29/00,
					 effective 5/1/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-302 - Fish-Marine preserves › Section 220-302-040 - Discovery Park Marine Preserve

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"Discovery Park Marine Preserve" is defined as two sections
				  of tidelands owned by the city of Seattle and the water column above those
				  tidelands down to 4.5 feet below MLLW at Discovery city park, with a southern
				  section located south of West Point bounded on the southeast by a line
				  projected west-southwest from 122°25'31.7" W, 47°39'26.8" N and bounded
				  on the northeast by a line projected west-southwest from the sign posted at the
				  sidewalk entrance to the beach, and with a northern section bounded on the
				  southwest by a line projected northwest from 122°25'20.7" W, 47°40'3.3"
				  N and bounded on the northeast by a line projected northwest from
				  122°25'4.2" W, 47°40'11.1" N.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 05-09-009 (Order 05-52), §
											220-16-850, filed 4/7/05,
					 effective 5/8/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-302 - Fish-Marine preserves › Section 220-302-050 - Emma Schmitz Marine Preserve

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"Emma Schmitz Marine Preserve" is defined as those tidelands
				  owned by the city of Seattle and the water column above those tidelands down to
				  4.5 feet below MLLW at Emma Schmitz city park, bounded on the south by a line
				  projected along the north edge of SW Oregon Street and bounded on the north by
				  a line projected west-southwest from the high tide line at 122°24'26.5" W,
				  47°33'53.5" N.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 05-09-009 (Order 05-52), §
											220-16-860, filed 4/7/05,
					 effective 5/8/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-302 - Fish-Marine preserves › Section 220-302-060 - Golden Gardens Marine Preserve

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"Golden Gardens Marine Preserve" is defined as those
				  tidelands owned by the city of Seattle and the water column above those
				  tidelands down to 4.5 feet below MLLW at Golden Gardens city park, bounded on
				  the southwest by a line projected northwest from a sign at the walkway entrance
				  to the beach, and on the northeast by a line projected due west from
				  122°24'07.2" W, 47°41'51.8" N.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 05-09-009 (Order 05-52), §
											220-16-820, filed 4/7/05,
					 effective 5/8/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-302 - Fish-Marine preserves › Section 220-302-070 - Lincoln Park Marine Preserve

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"Lincoln Park Marine Preserve" is defined as those tidelands
				  owned by the city of Seattle and the water column above those tidelands down to
				  4.5 feet below MLLW at Lincoln city park, bounded on the south by a line
				  projected due west from 122°23'40.4" W, 47°31'33.1" N, and bounded on
				  the north by a line projected due west from 122°24'05.0" W, 47°31'49.8"
				  N.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 05-09-009 (Order 05-52), §
											220-16-840, filed 4/7/05,
					 effective 5/8/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-302 - Fish-Marine preserves › Section 220-302-080 - Richey Viewpoint Marine Preserve

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"Richey Viewpoint Marine Preserve" is defined as those
				  tidelands owned by the city of Seattle and the water column above those
				  tidelands down to 4.5 feet below MLLW at Richey Viewpoint city park, bounded on
				  the southeast by a line projected due west from 122°24'49.0" W,
				  47°34'20.2" N, and bounded on the northwest by a line projected southwest
				  from 122°25'8.8" W, 47°34'30.0" N.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 05-09-009 (Order 05-52), §
											220-16-870, filed 4/7/05,
					 effective 5/8/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-302 - Fish-Marine preserves › Section 220-302-090 - Saltwater State Park Marine Preserve

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"Saltwater State Park Marine Preserve" is defined as those
				  waters, bedlands, and tidelands of Saltwater State Park within a line projected
				  from the northernmost marker at the DNR high tide line through
				  122°19'39.02"W, 47°22'25.14"N; then to 122°19'44.14"W,
				  47°22'26.11"N; then to 122°19'45.91"W, 47°22'21.54"N; then to
				  122°19'40.86"W, 47°22'20.60"N; then to the southernmost marker on the
				  shoreline and back along the high tide line to the northernmost
				  marker.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 09-06-042 (Order 09-27), §
											220-16-880, filed 2/25/09,
					 effective 5/1/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-302 - Fish-Marine preserves › Section 220-302-100 - San Juan Islands Marine Preserve Area

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The following tidal and submerged lands are included within
				  the definition of the "San Juan Islands Marine Preserve Area":
(1) False Bay: The tidelands and bedlands of
				False Bay on San Juan Island, including all University of Washington-owned
				tidelands beginning at a marker 400 feet east of the east entrance of False Bay
				and extending to the entrance of False Bay, all University of Washington-owned
				tidelands and bedlands within a line beginning at the University of Washington
				marker on the shore at the east entrance of False Bay, projected 500 yards
				offshore, thence northwesterly to a point 500 yards offshore along a line
				projected from a University of Washington marker on the shore at the west side
				of a small peninsula at the west entrance of False Bay, thence to shore along
				said line to the marker, and all University of Washington-owned tidelands west
				of the marker to a University of Washington marker 600 feet west of the small
				peninsula.
(2) Friday Harbor: Those
				tidelands and bedlands adjacent to San Juan Island within a line beginning on
				the shore 500 yards west of Point Caution, thence 500 yards offshore, thence
				south and east following the shoreline to the intersection with a line
				projected from a University of Washington marker located 100 feet north of the
				north entrance of the floating breakwater of the Port of Friday Harbor and
				projected towards Reid Rock Buoy, thence along said line to shore on San Juan
				Island.
(3) Argyle Lagoon: Those
				University of Washington-owned tidelands and all bedlands enclosed by the inner
				spit of Argyle Lagoon on San Juan Island.
(4) Yellow and Low Islands: All tidelands and
				bedlands within 300 yards of Yellow Island and 300 yards of Low
				Island.
(5) Shaw Island: Those
				tidelands and bedlands within a line beginning at a University of Washington
				marker on the shore at Hicks Bay, 122 degrees, 58 minutes, 15 seconds west
				longitude, thence due south 500 yards, thence north and west at a distance of
				500 yards from shore to the intersection with a line projected 261 degrees true
				from a University of Washington marker on the shore of Parks Bay, which line
				passes just south of the unnamed island at the north end of Parks Bay, thence
				along said line to the shore of Shaw Island, including all tidelands and
				bedlands of Parks Bay south of said line.
Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 75.08.080.
					 98-06-031, §
											220-16-440, filed 2/26/98,
					 effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 90-06-026, §
											220-16-440, filed 2/28/90,
					 effective 3/31/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-302 - Fish-Marine preserves › Section 220-302-110 - Titlow Beach Marine Preserve Area

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The "Titlow Beach Marine Preserve Area" is defined as all
				  waters and tidal and submerged lands within a line beginning at the mean high
				  water line at the southernmost point of the Tacoma Outboard Association
				  leasehold, then projected due west to the intersection with the outer harbor
				  line, then following the outer harbor line to a line projected due west from
				  the old ferry dock at the foot of the Sixth Avenue extension, then east on said
				  line to the mean high water line, then following the mean high water line to
				  the point of origin.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 94-14-069, §
											220-16-460, filed 7/1/94,
					 effective 8/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-302 - Fish-Marine preserves › Section 220-302-120 - Z's Reef Marine Preserve

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"Z's Reef Marine Preserve" is defined as waters and bedlands
				  inside a line beginning at the extreme low water line on the northeast side of
				  Fox Island at 47°14.56'N, 122°35.98'W, then extending 0.5 nautical mile
				  northwesterly along the extreme low water line to 47°14.96'N,
				  122°36.37'W, then northeast to the minus eighty-five foot depth contour
				  (MLLW = 0 feet) at 47°15.00'N, 122°36.30'W, then southeasterly along
				  the eighty-five foot depth contour to 47°14.67'N, 122°35.81'W, then
				  southwest to the point of origin.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 07-05-051 (Order 07-22), §
											220-16-790, filed 2/16/07,
					 effective 3/19/07; 02-17-017 (Order 02-187), §
											220-16-790, filed 8/9/02,
					 effective 9/9/02; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), §
											220-16-790, filed 3/29/02,
					 effective 5/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-303 - Fish-Conservation areas › Section 220-303-010 - Brackett's Landing Shoreline Sanctuary Conservation Area

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"Brackett's Landing Shoreline Sanctuary Conservation Area" is
				  defined as those bed lands and tidelands owned by the City of Edmonds at
				  Brackett's Landing Shoreline Sanctuary, and the water column above these bed
				  lands and tidelands including all of the area known as Edmonds Underwater
				  Park.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 00-01-103 (Order
					 99-215), §
											220-16-720, filed 12/16/99,
					 effective 1/16/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 75.08.080. 98-06-031,
					 §
											220-16-720, filed 2/26/98,
					 effective 5/1/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-303 - Fish-Conservation areas › Section 220-303-020 - City of Des Moines Park Conservation Area

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"City of Des Moines Park Conservation Area" is defined as
				  those tidelands owned by the City of Des Moines at City of Des Moines Park, and
				  the water column above these tidelands.
Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 75.08.080.
					 98-06-031, §
											220-16-700, filed 2/26/98,
					 effective 5/1/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-303 - Fish-Conservation areas › Section 220-303-030 - Keystone Conservation Area

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"Keystone Conservation Area" is defined as all bedlands and
				  tidelands and the waters over these starting at the extreme high water line on
				  the east side of the Keystone jetty in Fort Casey State Park then easterly
				  along the extreme high water line to a line projected from shore through the
				  easternmost row of pilings of the old military wharf, then offshore along that
				  line southeasterly for 600 feet, then southwest parallel to the shoreline to a
				  point due south of the southern tip of the jetty, then north to the extreme
				  high water line on the southern tip of the jetty, then along the extreme high
				  water line on the east side of the jetty to the point of
				  origin.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 02-17-017 (Order 02-187), §
											220-16-760, filed 8/9/02,
					 effective 9/9/02; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), §
											220-16-760, filed 3/29/02,
					 effective 5/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-303 - Fish-Conservation areas › Section 220-303-040 - Octopus Hole Conservation Area

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"Octopus Hole Conservation Area" is defined as those waters,
				  tidelands, and bedlands of Hood Canal within a line projected due east from the
				  western shore of Hood Canal on latitude 47°27'01"N for 200 yards, thence
				  southerly 628 yards parallel to the high water mark to latitude 47°26'40",
				  thence due west to shore.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), §
											220-16-550, filed 3/4/04,
					 effective 5/1/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 99-15-081
					 (Order 99-102), §
											220-16-550, filed 7/20/99,
					 effective 8/20/99; 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), §
											220-16-550, filed 7/15/98,
					 effective 8/15/98; 98-06-031, §
											220-16-550, filed 2/26/98,
					 effective 5/1/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-303 - Fish-Conservation areas › Section 220-303-050 - Orchard Rocks Conservation Area

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"Orchard Rocks Conservation Area" is defined as those waters
				  and bedlands of Rich Passage within a 400-yard radius of Orchard Rocks day
				  marker.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 00-17-106 (Order 00-149), §
											220-16-590, filed 8/16/00,
					 effective 9/16/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038
					 (Order 00-29), §
											220-16-590, filed 3/29/00,
					 effective 5/1/00; 98-06-031, §
											220-16-590, filed 2/26/98,
					 effective 5/1/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-303 - Fish-Conservation areas › Section 220-303-060 - Saltar's Point Beach Conservation Area

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"Saltar's Point Beach Conservation Area" is defined as those
				  tidelands owned by the Town of Steilacoom at Saltar's Point Beach located
				  between Montgomery Street and Martin Street, and the water column above those
				  tidelands.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 00-17-106 (Order 00-149), §
											220-16-750, filed 8/16/00,
					 effective 9/16/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038
					 (Order 00-29), §
											220-16-750, filed 3/29/00,
					 effective 5/1/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-303 - Fish-Conservation areas › Section 220-303-070 - South 239th Street Park Conservation Area

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"South 239th Street Park Conservation Area" is defined as
				  those tidelands owned by the City of Des Moines at South 239th Street Park, and
				  the water column above these tidelands.
Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 75.08.080.
					 98-06-031, §
											220-16-710, filed 2/26/98,
					 effective 5/1/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-303 - Fish-Conservation areas › Section 220-303-080 - Sund Rock Conservation Area

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The "Sund Rock Conservation Area" is defined as those waters
				  and bed lands enclosed by a line originating at the shore of Hood Canal, at the
				  mouth of Sund Creek (47°26.4'N, 123°7.1'W), thence due east to
				  123°6.9'W, thence due south to 47°26'N, thence due west until it
				  intersects the beach, thence north along the ordinary high water line to the
				  point of origin, including all of the underwater feature known as Sund
				  Rock.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 02-08-027 (Order 02-54), §
											220-16-480, filed 3/27/02,
					 effective 5/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 00-01-103 (Order 99-215),
					 §
											220-16-480, filed 12/16/99,
					 effective 1/16/00; 98-15-031 (Order 98-120), §
											220-16-480, filed 7/7/98,
					 effective 8/7/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-303 - Fish-Conservation areas › Section 220-303-090 - Waketickeh Creek Conservation Area

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"Waketickeh Creek Conservation Area" is defined as those
				  waters and bedlands from Waketickeh Creek (located 1000 yards northeast of
				  Cummings Point) out perpendicular to shore 500 yards, then parallel to shore
				  northeast 1700 yards, then back to shore along a line perpendicular to shore,
				  excluding the area within 100 feet of ordinary high water.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 00-17-106 (Order 00-149), §
											220-16-740, filed 8/16/00,
					 effective 9/16/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038
					 (Order 00-29), §
											220-16-740, filed 3/29/00,
					 effective 5/1/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-304 - Fish-Surplus salmon eggs › Section 220-304-010 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter shall be to establish an orderly
				  means for the department to dispose of surplus live salmon eggs in a manner
				  that provides optimum benefits to the citizens of the state.
All surplus salmon eggs sold pursuant to chapter 220-304 WAC
				  shall be used in accordance with the provisions of WAC 220-200-140 through
				  220-200-150.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-304 - Fish-Surplus salmon eggs › Section 220-304-020 - Priorities

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(1) It is the duty
				of the department to assure that egg requirements for state hatcheries are
				satisfied. Once these requirements have been met, eggs surplus to these
				requirements will be provided as per
				RCW
				77.95.210.
(2) Prioritized schedule for salmon
				production. Annually the department shall:
(a) Determine the salmon production capacity
				of department hatcheries;
(b)
				Determine the allowable numbers of hatchery-origin salmon that will be allowed
				to spawn naturally, by location;
(c) Make estimates of the number of adult
				salmon returning to department facilities;
(d) Solicit requests for viable salmon eggs
				from the following entities: Volunteer salmon rearing cooperatives established
				under chapter 77.100 RCW, regional fisheries enhancement groups established
				under chapter 77.95 RCW, lead entities for salmon recovery as established under
				chapter 77.85 RCW, government hatcheries in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, and
				hatcheries of federally recognized Indian tribes in Washington, Oregon and
				Idaho;
(e) Compile and submit for
				review by Indian tribes with treaty fishing rights a plan for replenishing fish
				runs through the use of available viable salmon eggs, including transfers to
				the entities listed in this subsection; and
(f) Offer an appeal mechanism to any entity
				denied a transfer of viable salmon eggs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-304 - Fish-Surplus salmon eggs › Section 220-304-030 - Priorities

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(1) Sales of
				surplus eggs as described in WAC 220-304-020 shall not be allowed where the
				person or corporation seeking to buy said eggs has not paid all fees and taxes
				due and owing to the state of Washington.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter
				220-304 WAC, the department reserves the right to refuse to sell surplus salmon
				eggs to any purchaser for good cause.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-304 - Fish-Surplus salmon eggs › Section 220-304-040 - Purchases

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Purchases of surplus salmon eggs will occur within the
				  following framework:
(1) The price of
				eggs sold during a spawning season will be determined by the director after
				reviewing the results of an annual assessment of existing marketing conditions.
				The price will be the same for all purchases.
(2) Within priority 1, requests for available
				eggs will be satisfied in accordance with the earliest date of receipt of the
				application for a salmon aquaculture permit by the department (WAC 220-370-060
				): Provided, That a firm request for eggs is received prior to September 1. All
				firm requests for eggs received after September 1 will be satisfied in order of
				their receipt on an eggs-available basis.
(3) Within priority 1, up to one million eggs
				will be offered to the first qualified applicant before selling eggs to the
				next applicant. If eggs are still available after each applicant has had an
				opportunity to buy one million eggs, the procedure will be repeated until all
				requests within this priority have been satisfied.
(4) Within priorities 2 and 3, requests for
				eggs will be satisfied in accordance with the firm requests that have the
				greatest likelihood of contributing to the public capture fisheries of the
				state of Washington.
(5) Within
				priorities 4 and 5, requests for eggs will be satisfied in accordance with the
				earliest firm requests for eggs received.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-305 - Fish-Fish rules of general application › Section 220-305-020 - Food fish and shellfish taken by another

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It is unlawful to possess food fish or shellfish taken
				  during the open season by another fisher unless it is accompanied by a
				  statement which shows the name, address, fishing license or document number and
				  signature of the taker, and the date, county or marine area where
				  taken.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-305 - Fish-Fish rules of general application › Section 220-305-030 - General rules - Fish - Reporting

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(1) It is unlawful for any person licensed by
				the department to fail to make or return any report required by the department
				relative to the taking, selling, possessing, transporting, processing,
				freezing, and storing of fish or shellfish, whether taken within the
				jurisdiction of the state of Washington or beyond, or on Indian reservations or
				usual and accustomed Indian fishing grounds.
(2) Violation of this section is punishable
				under RCW
				77.15.280, 77.15.560, or
				77.15.568, depending on the
				circumstances of the violation.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.04.012,
					 77.04.013,
					 77.04.055,
					 77.12.045, and
					 77.12.047. 13-03-153 (Order
					 13-16), §
											220-20-120, filed 1/23/13,
					 effective 2/23/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-305 - Fish-Fish rules of general application › Section 220-305-040 - Aquatic use of chemicals

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(1) It
				is unlawful to use, place, or cause to be placed in state waters or on state
				beaches or tidelands any substance or chemical used for control of predators or
				pests that affects fish or shellfish or other aquatic marine organisms, without
				first obtaining a special permit to do so from the director.
(2) It is unlawful for any person to use
				chemical irritants to harvest fish, shellfish, or unclassified marine
				invertebrates, except as authorized by department permit.
(3) Violation of this section is a
				misdemeanor, punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.150 or
				77.15.196, depending on the
				circumstances of the violation.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.04.012,
					 77.04.013,
					 77.04.055,
					 77.12.045, and
					 77.12.047. 13-03-153 (Order
					 13-16), §
											220-20-116, filed 1/23/13,
					 effective 2/23/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-305 - Fish-Fish rules of general application › Section 220-305-050 - Requirements to possess Indian caught anadromous game fish or roe

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Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 81-12-029 (Order 165),
					 §
											232-12-087, filed
					 6/1/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-305 - Fish-Fish rules of general application › Section 220-305-060 - Collection of sampling data - Unlawful acts

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It is unlawful for any person or corporation licensed by the
				  department to fail to comply with the directions of authorized department
				  personnel related to the collection of sampling data and/or material from
				  wildlife. It is also unlawful for any such person or corporation to fail to
				  relinquish to the department, upon request, any part of steelhead or other
				  species of fish commonly found in fresh water, containing coded-wire tags,
				  including but not limited to, the snouts of those steelhead that are marked
				  with clipped left ventral fins. This section does not apply to those species of
				  fish classified as food fish by the director of fisheries or to private sector
				  cultured aquatic products on aquatic farms.
Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 90-01-069 (Order 415),
					 §
											232-12-082, filed 12/18/89,
					 effective 1/18/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-305 - Fish-Fish rules of general application › Section 220-305-070 - Sampling data and tag recovery

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It is unlawful for any person to fail to comply with the
				  directions of authorized department personnel related to the collection of
				  sampling data or material from salmon or other food fish. It is also unlawful
				  for any person to fail to relinquish upon request to the department any fish
				  tag or any part of a salmon or other food fish containing coded wire tags,
				  including but not limited to, the snouts of those salmon that are marked by
				  having clipped adipose fins.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 82-07-047 (Order
					 82-19), §
											220-56-112, filed
					 3/18/82.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-305 - Fish-Fish rules of general application › Section 220-305-080 - Closed areas - Marine preserves and conservation areas

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(1) It is unlawful to fish for or possess
				fish, shellfish, or wildlife taken from any conservation area defined in
				chapter 220-303 WAC.
(2) The
				following marine preserves are closed to the taking of fish, shellfish, and
				wildlife as indicated:
(a) The Admiralty Head
				Marine Preserve is closed to the taking of fish and wildlife, and closed to the
				taking of shellfish except sea cucumbers and sea urchins.
(b) The Colvos Passage Marine Preserve is
				closed to the taking of shellfish and wildlife, closed to all commercial
				harvest of fish, and closed to recreational harvest of fish except it is lawful
				to take salmon for personal use by trolling, defined as fishing from a vessel
				under power and in gear making forward progress.
(c) The San Juan Island Marine Preserve is
				closed to the taking of shellfish except it is lawful to take crab from Parks
				Bay, and closed to the taking of food fish other than salmon except it is
				lawful to take herring and Yellow and Low Island Preserve is closed to the
				taking of food fish.
(d) The Titlow
				Beach Marine Preserve is closed to the taking of shellfish and wildlife, closed
				to the commercial harvest of all fish, and closed to the recreational harvest
				of all fish except that it is lawful to take salmon if taken with artificial
				lures from shore or from a nonmotorized vessel.
(e) The Z's Reef Marine Preserve is closed to
				the taking of shellfish and wildlife, closed to the commercial harvest of all
				fish, and closed to the recreational harvest of all fish except that it is
				lawful to take salmon with fly fishing gear as defined in WAC
				220-310-150.
(f) The Seattle city
				park Marine Preserves (Golden Gardens, Carkeek, Lincoln, Discovery, Emma
				Schmitz, and Richey Viewpoint) are closed to removal of organisms from the
				intertidal areas, except that finfish may be harvested using hook and line
				gear, provided it is lawful under other WDFW fishing regulations. Any organism
				except finfish taken by hook and line in the intertidal area must be placed
				unharmed in the location it was found. Removal of organisms of unclassified
				marine invertebrates in numbers less than the daily limits is an infraction.
				All other penalties for larger numbers removed apply.
(g) The Saltwater State Park Marine Preserve
				is closed to all recreational harvest.