{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-16.30.070","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 16.30.070","heading":"Enforcement of provisions.","body":"(1) The animal control authority and its staff and agents, local law enforcement agents, and county sheriffs are authorized and empowered to enforce the provisions of this chapter.\n(2) If a locality does not have a local animal control authority, the department of fish and wildlife shall enforce the provisions of this chapter.","path":["Title 16","Chapter 16.30"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=16.30.070","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:12:36Z","sha256":"5859418bfbb8fd78f2f0b6cc6ab3694a4dd2085dc59c368ad482a8b502c7e763","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-16.30.060","next":"us-wa/rcw-16.36.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}