Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 77 Fish And Wildlife (Formerly: Game And Game Fish) - Section 77.65.200 Commercial fishery licenses for food fish fisheries -- Fees -- Rules for species, gear, and areas

§ 77.65.200. Commercial fishery licenses for food fish fisheries -- Fees -- Rules for species, gear, and areas

(1) This section establishes commercial fishery licenses required for food fish fisheries and the annual fees for those licenses. As used in this section, "food fish" does not include salmon. The director may issue a limited-entry commercial fishery license only to a person who meets the qualifications established in applicable governing sections of this title.

Fishery	Annual Fee		Vessel	Limited
(Governing section(s))	Resident	Nonresident	Required?	Entry?
(a) Baitfish Lampara	$185	$295	Yes	No
(b) Baitfish purse seine	$530	$985	Yes	No
(c) Bottom fish jig	$130	$185	Yes	No
(d) Bottom fish pot	$130	$185	Yes	No
(e) Bottom fish troll	$130	$185	Yes	No
(f) Carp	$130	$185	No	No
(g) Columbia river smelt	$380	$685	No	No
(h) Dog fish set net	$130	$185	Yes	No
(i) Emerging commercial fishery (RCW 77.70.160 and 77.65.400)	$185	$295	Determined by rule	Determined by rule
(j) Food fish drag seine	$130	$185	Yes	No
(k) Food fish set line	$130	$185	Yes	No
(l) Food fish trawl-	$240	$405	Yes	No
Non-Puget Sound
(m) Food fish trawl-	$185	$295	Yes	No
Puget Sound
(n) Herring dip bag net	$175	$275	Yes	Yes
(RCW 77.70.120)
(o) Herring drag seine	$175	$275	Yes	Yes
(RCW 77.70.120)
(p) Herring gill net	$175	$275	Yes	Yes
(RCW 77.70.120)
(q) Herring Lampara	$175	$275	Yes	Yes
(RCW 77.70.120)
(r) Herring purse seine	$175	$275	Yes	Yes
(RCW 77.70.120)
(s) Herring spawn-on-kelp (RCW 77.70.210)	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes
(t) Smelt dip bag net	$130	$185	No	No
(u) Smelt gill net	$380	$685	Yes	No
(v) Whiting-Puget Sound (RCW 77.70.130)	$295	$520	Yes	Yes

(2) The director may by rule determine the species of food fish that may be taken with the commercial fishery licenses established in this section, the gear that may be used with the licenses, and the areas or waters in which the licenses may be used. Where a fishery license has been established for a particular species, gear, geographical area, or combination thereof, a more general fishery license may not be used to take food fish in that fishery.

[2000 c 107 § 41; 1993 sp.s. c 17 § 38; (1993 c 340 § 15 repealed by 1993 sp.s. c 17 § 47); 1989 c 316 § 6; 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 § 117; 1965 ex.s. c 73 § 3; 1959 c 309 § 11; 1955 c 12 § 75.28.120. Prior: 1951 c 271 § 10; 1949 c 112 § 69(2); Rem. Supp. 1949 § 5780-507(2). Formerly RCW 75.28.120.]

Notes:
     Contingent effective date -- 1993 sp.s. c 17 § § 34-47: See note following RCW 77.65.020.

     Finding -- Contingent effective date -- Severability -- 1993 sp.s. c 17: See notes following RCW 77.32.520.

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