{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-77.15.180","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 77.15.180","heading":"Unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear—Penalty.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear in the second degree if the person:\n(a) Removes or releases a wild animal from another person's trap without permission;\n(b) Springs, pulls up, damages, possesses, or destroys another person's trap without the owner's permission; or\n(c) Interferes with recreational gear used to take fish or shellfish.\n(2) Unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear in the second degree is a misdemeanor.\n(3) A person is guilty of unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear in the first degree if the person:\n(a) Removes or releases fish or shellfish from commercial fishing gear without the owner's permission; or\n(b) Intentionally destroys or interferes with commercial fishing gear.\n(4) Unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear in the first degree is a gross misdemeanor.\n(5) A person is not in violation of unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear if the person removes a trap placed on property owned, leased, or rented by the person.","path":["Title 77","Chapter 77.15"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=77.15.180","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T04:14:59Z","sha256":"b66e60007b648036c19a209e4be89de5a61c6f8c10bd107683b78c437bcbe41a","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-77.15.170","next":"us-wa/rcw-77.15.190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}