Section 220-440-070 - Use of body-gripping traps and exceptions(1) It is unlawful to trap for wild animals with body-gripping traps without a special permit from the director.(2) Body-gripping traps, including conibear-type traps in water, as defined in RCW 77.15.192 may be used for the following purposes with a special trapping permit issued by the director: (a) To protect public health and safety, in consultation with the department of health or the United States Department of Health and Human Services.(b) To abate damages caused to private property, domestic animals, livestock or timber, which cannot be reasonably abated by nonlethal control tools. Any person requesting a special trapping permit must apply in writing, stating the threat or damages, the nonlethal control methods attempted or why they cannot be applied, and agree to use the above traps for no more than thirty days under the permit granted, pursuant to RCW 77.15.194 and WAC 220-417-040.(c) To protect threatened or endangered species, if such traps are used by department employees or agents of the state.(d) To conduct wildlife research, except that conibear-type traps are prohibited for this purpose.(3) Traps must be checked every twenty-four hours and animals removed, pursuant to RCW 77.15.194.(4) It is unlawful to trap within thirty feet of any exposed animal carcass, meat bait or nonedible game parts which are visible to flying raptors, except that nothing in this section prohibits department employees or agents of the state from trapping within thirty feet of exposed animal carcass, meat bait or nonedible game parts.(5) Animals taken with the use of a body-gripping trap may not be retained and must be disposed as conditioned in the special trapping permit or as specified in WAC 220-440-090. Raw fur may only be retained for personal use or educational purposes which do not result in retail sale or commerce.Wash. Admin. Code § 220-440-070
Decodified by WSR 17-05-112, Filed 2/15/2017, effective 3/18/2017. Recodified from § 232-36-054.