Wash. Admin. Code § 220-450-130 - Wildlife rehabilitation-Records retention and reporting requirements
(1) This section
contains records retention and reporting requirements for primary permittees on
wildlife rehabilitation permits. Other state and federal laws and regulations
may require additional records retention and reporting. Required records
include daily ledger, patient records, written verification of volunteer
training, and veterinary summaries.
(2) Retaining records.
(a) The primary permittee must keep all
records at the wildlife rehabilitation facility and retain those records for a
period of five years. Written or electronic records retention is
acceptable.
(b) The primary
permittee must make records available to the department at inspection or to
department personnel upon request.
(3) Annual report. The primary permittee must
submit a completed annual report on the form provided by the department along
with the daily ledger to the department no later than January 31 of each
year.
(4) Reporting requirements
for oiled, threatened, endangered, or sensitive wildlife.
(a) The primary permittee must notify the
department's wildlife rehabilitation manager within twenty-four hours of
receiving oiled wildlife or wildlife designated as a threatened or endangered
species under state or federal laws or rules.
(b) The primary permittee must notify the
department's wildlife rehabilitation manager within seventy-two hours of
receiving a state designated sensitive species.
(c) The primary permittee must notify the
department's wildlife rehabilitation manager within twenty-four hours if a
state or federally designated threatened or endangered species in his or her
possession dies. The primary permittee must receive prior department approval
before disposing of deceased state or federally designated threatened or
endangered species.
(5)
The primary permittee must notify the department's wildlife rehabilitation
manager within seventy-two hours if he or she admits any wildlife that has a
state or federal band, research marker, tag, or transmitter attached to it. The
primary permittee must include band numbers and any other relevant information
in the report. Primary permittees must send these reports, in writing (email is
sufficient), to the department's wildlife rehabilitation manager.
(6) The primary permittee must report any
veterinarian-diagnosed and confirmed reportable wildlife diseases listed by the
department to the department's wildlife veterinarian within twenty-four hours
of diagnosis.
(7) If wildlife is
stolen or missing from the facility, the primary permittee must report the
stolen or missing wildlife to the department wildlife rehabilitation manager
and law enforcement within twenty-four hours of discovering the missing
wildlife.
(8) A violation of this
section is punishable under
RCW
77.15.750(1), Unlawful use
of a department permit- Penalty.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047, 77.12.240, 77.12.467, 77.12.469, and 77.32.070. WSR 13-18-046 (Order 13-192), § 232-12-853, filed 8/30/13, effective 9/30/13.
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