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Wash. Rev. Code § 77.12.620 (2026)

Check stations—Stopping for inspection

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The department is authorized to require hunters and fishers occupying a motor vehicle approaching or entering a check station to stop and produce for inspection: (1) Any wildlife, fish, shellfish, or seaweed in their possession; (2) licenses, permits, tags, stamps, or catch record cards, required under Title 77 RCW, or rules adopted thereunder. For these purposes, the department is authorized to operate check stations which shall be plainly marked by signs, operated by at least one uniformed fish and wildlife officer, and operated in a safe manner.
[ 2013 c 23 s 240; 2000 c 107 s 226; 1982 c 155 s 2.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2007–2024 · leading case: Matthew Tarabochia v. Mickey Adkins, 766 F.3d 1115 (9th Cir. 2014).
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Matthew Tarabochia v. Mickey Adkins, 766 F.3d 1115 (9th Cir. 2014). “]” Wash. Rev.Code § 77.12.620. These “check station[s]” must be clearly marked, id.”
Schlegel v. Dep't of Licensing, 153 P.3d 244 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “See RCW 77.12.620 (authorizing check stations “to require hunters and fishermen occupying a motor vehicle approaching or entering a check station to stop and produce for inspection: (1) Any wildlife, fish, shellfish, or seaweed in their possession; (2) licenses, permits, tags,…”
State of Washington v. James Michael Miller, 545 P.3d 388 (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “And RCW 77.12.620 allows DFW officers to conduct vehicle inspections at clearly marked “check stations.”
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