Washington Administrative Code
Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of
WILDLIFE
Chapter 220-400 - Wildlife-Definitions, classifications, and general wildlife rules
Section 220-400-020 - Classification of wild animals
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Game animals include:
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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eastern cottontail |
Sylvilagus floridanus |
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Nuttall's cottontail |
Sylvilagus nuttallii |
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snowshoe hare |
Lepus americanus |
|
white-tailed jackrabbit |
Lepus townsendii |
|
black-tailed jackrabbit |
Lepus californicus |
|
fox |
Vulpes vulpes |
|
black bear |
Ursus americanus |
|
raccoon |
Procyon lotor |
|
cougar |
Puma concolor |
|
bobcat |
Lynx rufus |
|
Roosevelt and Rocky Mountain elk |
Cervus elaphus |
|
mule deer and black-tailed deer |
Odocoileus hemionus |
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white-tailed deer |
Odocoileus virginianus |
|
moose |
Alces alces |
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pronghorn |
Antilocapra americana |
|
mountain goat |
Oreamnos americanus |
|
California and Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep |
Ovis canadensis |
|
bullfrog |
Rana catesbeiana |
(2) Furbearing animals are game animals and include:
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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beaver |
Castor canadensis |
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muskrat |
Ondatra zibethicus |
|
fox |
Vulpes vulpes |
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raccoon |
Procyon lotor |
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marten |
Martes americana |
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short-tailed weasel or ermine |
Mustela erminea |
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long-tailed weasel |
Mustela frenata |
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mink |
Mustela vison |
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badger |
Taxidea taxus |
|
river otter |
Lutra canadensis |
|
bobcat |
Lynx rufus |
Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040, 77.12.020, 77.32.070, 77.32.530. 01-10-048 (Order 01-69), § 232-12-007, filed 4/26/01, effective 5/27/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.020 and 77.12.040. 93-21-025 (Order 614), § 232-12-007, filed 10/14/93, effective 11/14/93; 91-11-007 (Order 492), § 232-12-007, filed 5/2/91, effective 6/2/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 82-19-026 (Order 192), § 232-12-007, filed 9/9/82; 81-22-002 (Order 174), § 232-12-007, filed 10/22/81; 81-12-029 (Order 165), § 232-12-007, filed 6/1/81. Formerly WAC 232-12-040.
