Section 232-28-299. Mandatory report of hunting activity.

(1) All hunters purchasing a hunting license must report their hunting activity for deer, elk, bear, or turkey.

(a) Hunters must report hunting activity, for each tag and permit acquired, by January 31 or within 10 days after the close of an eligible hunt, whichever date is later.

(b) Reports must be made using the department's designated automated telephone hunter reporting system (toll free) or internet hunter reporting system.

(c) A hunter who fails to report hunting activity, for each tag and permit acquired, by the reporting deadline is in violation of reporting requirements.

(d) Compliance will be credited for each transport tag and permit acquired.

(2) As an incentive for prompt reporting, all hunters who report by midnight January 10 or within 10 days after the last day of their permit hunt will be entered into a drawing for special deer and elk incentive permits. To be eligible for the drawing, hunters must report their hunting activity for each transport tag and permit acquired.

(3) A hunter who fails to report hunting activity by the reporting deadline for deer, elk, bear, or turkey tags and permits acquired the previous year will be required to pay a $10 administrative fee at the time a new license that includes deer, elk, bear, or turkey tags is issued.

(4) All hunters who purchase a migratory bird authorization must report their hunting activity for each harvest record card issued.

(a) Hunters must report harvest information from band-tailed pigeon harvest record cards by September 30 following the season for which the harvest card was issued. Hunters must report harvest information from brant, sea duck, and snow goose harvest record cards by February 15 following the season for which the harvest card was issued.

(b) Hunters must report migratory bird hunting activity by mailing all harvest record cards to the department at: 600 Capitol Way N, Olympia, WA 98501, or by reporting harvest information at the department's designated internet site listed on the harvest record card.

(c) Any hunter who fails to report, for each harvest record card acquired, by the reporting deadlines is in violation of reporting requirements.

(d) Compliance will be credited for each harvest record card acquired.

(5) A hunter who fails to report hunting activity by the reporting deadlines for band-tailed pigeon, brant, sea duck, or snow goose harvest record card acquired in the previous hunting season must pay a ten-dollar administrative fee at the time a new migratory bird authorization and harvest record card is issued.

(6) A hunter may only be required to pay a maximum of one ten-dollar administrative fee for all game species reporting violations during a license year.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.055, 77.12.047, 77.12.150, and 77.12.240. WSR 15-10-034 (Order 15-96), § 232-28-299, filed 4/28/15, effective 5/29/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047, 77.15.280, 77.32.020, and 77.32.070. WSR 10-16-005 (Order 10-187), § 232-28-299, filed 7/21/10, effective 8/21/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047, 77.12.020. WSR 08-01-052 (Order 07-292), § 232-28-299, filed 12/13/07, effective 1/13/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. WSR 05-17-098 (Order 05-174), § 232-28-299, filed 8/15/05, effective 9/15/05; WSR 02-15-018 (Order 02-129), § 232-28-299, filed 7/8/02, effective 8/8/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040, 77.12.020, 77.32.070, 77.32.530. WSR 01-10-048 (Order 01-69), § 232-28-299, filed 4/26/01, effective 5/27/01.]

RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.055, 77.12.047, 77.12.150, and 77.12.240. WSR 15-10-034 (Order 15-96), § 232-28-299, filed 4/28/15, effective 5/29/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047, 77.15.280, 77.32.020, and 77.32.070. WSR 10-16-005 (Order 10-187), § 232-28-299, filed 7/21/10, effective 8/21/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047, 77.12.020. WSR 08-01-052 (Order 07-292), § 232-28-299, filed 12/13/07, effective 1/13/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. WSR 05-17-098 (Order 05-174), § 232-28-299, filed 8/15/05, effective 9/15/05; WSR 02-15-018 (Order 02-129), § 232-28-299, filed 7/8/02, effective 8/8/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040, 77.12.020, 77.32.070, 77.32.530. WSR 01-10-048 (Order 01-69), § 232-28-299, filed 4/26/01, effective 5/27/01.