WAC 220-414-040. Nontoxic shot requirements

(1) It is unlawful to possess shot (either in shotshells or as loose shot for muzzleloading) other than nontoxic shot when hunting for waterfowl, coot, or snipe. Nontoxic shot includes the following approved types: Approved Nontoxic Shot Type* Percent Composition by Weight bismuth-tin 97 bismuth, 3 tin iron (steel) iron and carbon iron-tungsten any proportion of tungsten, ˃=1 iron iron-tungsten-nickel ˃=1 iron, any proportion of tungsten, up to 40 nickel copper-clad iron 84 to 56.59 iron core, with copper cladding up to 44.1 of the shot mass tungsten-bronze 51.1 tungsten, 44.4 copper, 3.9 tin, 0.6 iron; and 60 tungsten, 35.1 copper, 3.9 tin, 1 iron tungsten-iron-copper-nickel 40-76 tungsten, 10-37 iron, 9-16 copper, 5-7 nickel tungsten-matrix 95.9 tungsten, 4.1 polymer tungsten-polymer 95.5 tungsten, 4.5 nylon 6 or 11 tungsten-tin-iron any proportions of tungsten and tin, ˃=1 iron tungsten-tin-bismuth any proportions of tungsten, tin, and bismuth tungsten-tin-iron-nickel 65 tungsten, 21.8 tin, 10.4 iron, 2.8 nickel tungsten-iron-polymer 41.5-95.2 tungsten, 1.5-52.0 iron, and 3.5-8.0 fluoropolymer *Coatings of copper, nickel, tin, zinc, zinc chloride, zinc chrome, and fluoropolymers on approved nontoxic shot types also are approved. Approved Nontoxic Shot Type* Percent Composition by Weight bismuth-tin 97 bismuth, 3 tin iron (steel) iron and carbon iron-tungsten any proportion of tungsten, ˃=1 iron iron-tungsten-nickel ˃=1 iron, any proportion of tungsten, up to 40 nickel copper-clad iron 84 to 56.59 iron core, with copper cladding up to 44.1 of the shot mass tungsten-bronze 51.1 tungsten, 44.4 copper, 3.9 tin, 0.6 iron; and 60 tungsten, 35.1 copper, 3.9 tin, 1 iron tungsten-iron-copper-nickel 40-76 tungsten, 10-37 iron, 9-16 copper, 5-7 nickel tungsten-matrix 95.9 tungsten, 4.1 polymer tungsten-polymer 95.5 tungsten, 4.5 nylon 6 or 11 tungsten-tin-iron any proportions of tungsten and tin, ˃=1 iron tungsten-tin-bismuth any proportions of tungsten, tin, and bismuth tungsten-tin-iron-nickel 65 tungsten, 21.8 tin, 10.4 iron, 2.8 nickel tungsten-iron-polymer 41.5-95.2 tungsten, 1.5-52.0 iron, and 3.5-8.0 fluoropolymer *Coatings of copper, nickel, tin, zinc, zinc chloride, zinc chrome, and fluoropolymers on approved nontoxic shot types also are approved. The director may adopt additional nontoxic shot types consistent with federal regulations. (2) It is unlawful to possess shot (either in shotshells or as loose shot for muzzleloading) other than nontoxic shot in the following areas: (a) Well's Wildlife Area (Bridgeport Bar Unit); (b) Cowlitz Wildlife Area (all units); (c) Whatcom Wildlife Area (all units); (d) Shillapoo Wildlife Area (all units); (e) Skagit Wildlife Area (all units); (f) Snoqualmie Wildlife Area (all units); (g) Sunnyside-Snake River Wildlife Area (Headquarters, Byron and Windmill Ranch units); (h) Sinlahekin Wildlife Area (Driscoll Island, Hegdahl, and Kline Parcel units); (i) Johns River Wildlife Area (Chinook, Chehalis, and Elk River units); (j) South Puget Sound Wildlife Area (Big Beef Creek, Lake Koeneman, Nisqually, Skokomish, and Union River units); (k) Scatter Creek Wildlife Area (all units); (l) North Olympic Wildlife Area (all units). (3) It is unlawful to possess shot (either in shotshells or as loose shot for muzzleloading), other than nontoxic shot, when hunting for upland game birds (pheasants, quail, chukar, or gray partridge), mourning doves, band-tailed pigeons, or game animals in the following areas: (a) Chehalis River pheasant release site; (b) Hunter Farms pheasant release site; (c) Two Rivers and Wallula Units of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's McNary National Wildlife Refuge; (d) All Whidbey Island pheasant release sites. (4) It is unlawful to possess shot (either in shotshells or as loose shot for muzzleloading), other than nontoxic shot, when hunting for upland game birds (pheasant, quail, chukar, and gray partridge), mourning doves, and band-tailed pigeons on all WDFW designated pheasant release sites not listed in subsections (2) and (3) of this section.