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RCW 9.08.078 — Illegal sale, receipt, or transfer of pet animals—Separate offenses
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9.08: Animals, Crimes Relating To, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 9.08.078
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.
(1) The sale, receipt, or transfer of each individual pet animal in violation of RCW 9.08.070 through 9.08.078 constitutes a separate offense.
(2) The provisions of RCW 9.08.070 through 9.08.078 shall not apply to the lawful acts of any employee, agent, or director of any humane society, animal control agency, or animal shelter operated by or on behalf of any government agency, operating under law.
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