# WAC 220-101-020: WAC 220-101-020. Department description and authority

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_220_101_020

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 220-101-020
- **Heading:** WAC 220-101-020. Department description and authority
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 220 / Chapter 220-101 / Section 220-101-020

## Text

(1) Throughout this chapter, "department" is used to mean the Washington fish and wildlife commission and the Washington department of fish and wildlife. The term department may also include the staff and employees of the department of fish and wildlife, where indicated by context.
(2) The department of fish and wildlife is the agency to which the legislature has delegated responsibility for preserving, protecting, perpetuating, and managing fish and wildlife in the lands and waters of the state, including offshore waters.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 220-101-010 WAC 220-101-010. Introduction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_220_101_010.md)
- [WAC 220-101-020 WAC 220-101-020. Department description and authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_220_101_020.md)
- [WAC 220-101-030 WAC 220-101-030. Description of department organization](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_220_101_030.md)
- [WAC 220-101-040 WAC 220-101-040. Fish and wildlife commission members' recusal requirements for commissioners with beneficial interests in certain commission decisions and transactions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_220_101_040.md)
- [WAC 220-101-050 WAC 220-101-050. Fish and wildlife enforcement officer relief from active duty procedure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_220_101_050.md)
- [WAC 220-101-060 WAC 220-101-060. Petitions—Form—Scheduling—Ruling](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_220_101_060.md)

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