PDFWAC 220-312-090
Unlawful possession of snagged fish taken in freshwater.
It is unlawful to possess fish taken for personal use from freshwater areas that were not hooked inside the mouth or on the head, the head being defined as all parts of the fish anterior of the rear margin of the gill plate, except this rule does not apply to forage fish taken with forage fish jigger gear.
[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 § 220-312-090, filed 2/15/17, effective 3/18/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. WSR 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), § 220-56-215, filed 3/4/04, effective 5/1/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. WSR 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-215, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80.]