RCW 77.12.850: Definitions.

The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 77.12.850 through 77.12.860 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(1) "Salmon" means all species of the genus Oncorhynchus, except those classified as game fish in this title, and includes:

Scientific Name

Common Name

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Chinook salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

Coho salmon

Oncorhynchus keta

Chum salmon

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

Pink salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

Sockeye salmon

(2) "Department" means the department of fish and wildlife.

(3) "Stamp" means the stamp created under the Washington salmon stamp program and the Washington junior salmon stamp program, created in RCW 77.12.850 through 77.12.860.