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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 232. Fish and Wildlife, Department of (Wildlife) |
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Chapter 232-12. Permanent regulations. |
Section 232-12-857. Wildlife rehabilitation—Transfer, import, and export of wildlife.
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- (1) A primary permittee may import wildlife into Washington state for wildlife rehabilitation purposes if it is legal to import that species and the primary permittee possesses a health certificate for the animal.(2) It is unlawful to transfer Washington state mammals to an out-of-state rehabilitator without obtaining prior department approval.(3) It is unlawful to import species in the order Cervidae, and rabies vector species, into Washington state for rehabilitation purposes.(a) Cervids are Roosevelt and Rocky Mountain elk, mule deer, black-tailed deer, white-tailed deer, moose, and caribou.(b) Rabies vector species are bat, skunk, fox, raccoon, and coyote.(4) Transferring wildlife for socialization.(a) Transferring wildlife undergoing rehabilitation between Washington wildlife rehabilitators for the purpose of orphan imprinting, appropriate companionship, socialization, appropriate species behavior maintenance, flight conditioning and specialized care is permissible and encouraged.(b) Wildlife possessed for rehabilitation may be transferred between Washington wildlife rehabilitators without prior department approval if the receiving wildlife rehabilitator is permitted to possess those species.(5) A violation of this section is punishable under RCW 77.15.290, Unlawful transportation of fish or wildlife—Penalty.