WAC 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 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) Any hunter not reporting, for each tag acquired, by the reporting deadline will be in noncompliance of reporting requirements.

     (d) Compliance will be credited for each species for which a transport tag is acquired.

     (2) As an incentive for prompt reporting, all successful hunters who report harvest within 10 days of killing an animal and unsuccessful 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 acquired.

     (3) Hunters who have not reported hunting activity by the reporting deadline for deer, elk, bear, or turkey tags acquired the previous year will be required to pay a $10 penalty before a new license that includes deer, elk, bear, or turkey tags will be issued. A hunter may only be penalized a maximum of $10 during a license year.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047, 77.12.020. 08-01-052 (Order 07-292), § 232-28-299, filed 12/13/07, effective 1/13/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 05-17-098 (Order 05-174), § 232-28-299, filed 8/15/05, effective 9/15/05; 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. 01-10-048 (Order 01-69), § 232-28-299, filed 4/26/01, effective 5/27/01.]