RCW 77.15.180 — Unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear—Penalty.

1. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear in the second degree if the person:

   1. (a) Removes or releases a wild animal from another person's trap without permission;
   2. (b) Springs, pulls up, damages, possesses, or destroys another person's trap without the owner's permission; or
   3. (c) Interferes with recreational gear used to take fish or shellfish.
2. (2) Unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear in the second degree is a misdemeanor.

3. (3) A person is guilty of unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear in the first degree if the person:

   1. (a) Removes or releases fish or shellfish from commercial fishing gear without the owner's permission; or
   2. (b) Intentionally destroys or interferes with commercial fishing gear.
4. (4) Unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear in the first degree is a gross misdemeanor.
5. (5) A person is not in violation of unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear if the person removes a trap placed on property owned, leased, or rented by the person.

[ 2014 c 48 s 9; 2001 c 253 s 29; 1998 c 190 s 22.]