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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 232-12-871. Reporting receipt, death, carcass retention, and release of oiled birds.
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- (1) A primary permittee on a rehabilitation permit must have an oiled-wildlife endorsement or written department approval to retain oiled birds. If the primary permittee does not possess an oiled-wildlife endorsement, the permittee must transfer the oiled birds to a primary permittee who has an oiled-wildlife endorsement, or obtain department approval to retain the oiled birds.(2) A primary permittee must notify the department within twenty-four hours of the receipt or death of oiled birds.(3) A primary permittee must notify the department seventy-two hours prior to releasing oiled birds into the wild.(4) A primary permittee must not dispose of dead oiled birds without obtaining prior department approval.(5) A violation of this section is punishable under RCW 77.15.750, Unlawful use of a department permit—Penalty.