"Game fish" defined.

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(1) As used in this title or rules of the commission, "game fish" means those species of the class Osteichthyes that shall not be fished for except as authorized by rule of the commission and includes:

Scientific Name

Common Name

Ambloplites rupestris

rock bass

Coregonus clupeaformis

lake white fish

Ictalurus furcatus

blue catfish

Ictalurus melas

black bullhead

Ictalurus natalis

yellow bullhead

Ictalurus nebulosus

brown bullhead

Ictalurus punctatus

channel catfish

Lepomis cyanellus

green sunfish

Lepomis gibbosus

pumpkinseed

Lepomis gulosus

warmouth

Lepomis macrochirus

bluegill

Lota lota

burbot or freshwater ling

Micropterus dolomieui

smallmouth bass

Micropterus salmoides

largemouth bass

Oncorhynchus nerka (in its landlocked form)

kokanee or silver trout

Perca flavescens

yellow perch

Pomixis annularis

white crappie

Pomixis nigromaculatus

black crappie

Prosopium williamsoni

mountain white fish

Oncorhynchus aquabonita

golden trout

Oncorhynchus clarkii

cutthroat trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

rainbow or steelhead trout

Salmo salar (in its landlocked form)

Atlantic salmon

Salmo trutta

brown trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

eastern brook trout

Salvelinus malma

Dolly Varden trout

Salvelinus namaycush

lake trout

Stizostedion vitreum

Walleye

Thymallus articus

arctic grayling

(2) Private sector cultured aquatic products as defined in RCW 15.85.020 are not game fish.

[ 1989 c 218 § 2; 1985 c 457 § 21; 1980 c 78 § 10; 1969 ex.s. c 19 § 1; 1955 c 36 § 77.08.020. Prior: 1947 c 275 § 10; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 5992-20.]

NOTES:

Effective date—Intent, construction—Savings—Severability—1980 c 78: See notes following RCW 77.04.010.


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