Classification of wild animals.
(1) Game animals include:
Common Name | Scientific Name |
eastern cottontail | Sylvilagus floridanus |
Nuttall's cottontail | Sylvilagus nuttallii |
snowshoe hare | Lepus americanus |
white-tailed jackrabbit | Lepus townsendii |
black-tailed jackrabbit | Lepus californicus |
fox | Vulpes vulpes |
black bear | Ursus americanus |
raccoon | Procyon lotor |
cougar | Puma concolor |
bobcat | Lynx rufus |
Roosevelt and Rocky Mountain elk | Cervus elaphus |
mule deer and black-tailed deer | Odocoileus hemionus |
white-tailed deer | Odocoileus virginianus |
moose | Alces alces |
pronghorn | Antilocapra americana |
mountain goat | Oreamnos americanus |
California and Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep | Ovis canadensis |
bullfrog | Rana catesbeiana |
(2) Furbearing animals are game animals and include:
Common Name | Scientific Name |
beaver | Castor canadensis |
muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus |
fox | Vulpes vulpes |
raccoon | Procyon lotor |
marten | Martes americana |
short-tailed weasel or ermine | Mustela erminea |
long-tailed weasel | Mustela frenata |
mink | Mustela vison |
badger | Taxidea taxus |
river otter | Lutra canadensis |
bobcat | Lynx rufus |
[Statutory Authority: RCW
77.04.012,
77.04.013,
77.04.020,
77.04.055, and
77.12.047. WSR 17-05-112 (Order 17-04), recodified as § 220-400-020, filed 2/15/17, effective 3/18/17. Statutory Authority: RCW
77.12.040,
77.12.020,
77.32.070,
77.32.530. WSR 01-10-048 (Order 01-69), § 232-12-007, filed 4/26/01, effective 5/27/01. Statutory Authority: RCW
77.12.020 and
77.12.040. WSR 93-21-025 (Order 614), § 232-12-007, filed 10/14/93, effective 11/14/93; WSR 91-11-007 (Order 492), § 232-12-007, filed 5/2/91, effective 6/2/91. Statutory Authority: RCW
77.12.040. WSR 82-19-026 (Order 192), § 232-12-007, filed 9/9/82; WSR 81-22-002 (Order 174), § 232-12-007, filed 10/22/81; WSR 81-12-029 (Order 165), § 232-12-007, filed 6/1/81. Formerly WAC 232-12-040.]