Mountain Beaver Legal Status

The mountain beaver is unclassified and may be trapped or killed year-round without a permit. Although no special trapping permit is necessary for the use of live traps, a special trapping permit is required for the use of all traps other than live traps. There are no exceptions for emergencies and no provisions for verbal approval. All special trapping permit applications must be in writing on a form available from the Department of Fish and Wildlife.It is unlawful to release a mountain beaver anywhere within the state, other than on the property where it was legally trapped, without a permit to do so

Because legal status, trapping restrictions, and other information about mountain beavers change, contact your local Animal Evictor office for updates.

This information was provide by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, Russell Link and Michael Holmquist

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