What are the residency requirements for Washingtons recreational licenses?
Washington Administrative Code provides the clarification of recreational licensing residency: WAC 220-55-061 Residency of purchaser. Purchaser of a resident fishing or hunting license is required to be a resident of the state of Washington, and pursuant to RCW 77.08.010(38), must have maintained a permanent place of abode within the state for at least 90 days immediately preceding application for a license, must establish by formal proof an intent to continue residing in the state. This also applies to persons whose primary residence is Washington but who maintain a residence elsewhere. Primary methods of establishing that purchasers have maintained a permanent place of abode within the state for at least 90 days immediately preceding application for a license and establishing by formal evidence an intent to continue residing in the state is possession of a Washington state driver’s license issued at least ninety days prior to application for a resident recreational license. Any licen
