Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 77 Fish And Wildlife (Formerly: Game And Game Fish) - Chapter 77.65 Food Fish And Shellfish -- Commercial Licenses

77.65.010 Commercial licenses and permits required -- Exemption
(1) Except as otherwise provided by this title, a person may not engage in any of the following activities without a license or permit issued ...

77.65.020 Transfer of licenses -- Restrictions -- Fees -- Inheritability
(1) Unless otherwise provided in this title, a license issued under this chapter is not transferable from the license holder to any other person. (2) ...

77.65.030 Commercial licenses and permits -- Application deadline -- Exception
The application deadline for a commercial license or permit established in this chapter is December 31st of the calendar year for which the license or ...

77.65.040 Commercial licenses -- Qualifications -- Limited-entry license -- Nonsalmon delivery license
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may hold a commercial license established by this chapter. (2) Except as otherwise provided in ...

77.65.050 Application for commercial licenses and permits -- Replacement
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the director shall issue commercial licenses and permits to a qualified person upon receiving a completed application ...

77.65.060 No commercial fishery during year -- License requirement waived or license fees refunded
If, for any reason, the department does not allow any opportunity for a commercial fishery during a calendar year, the director shall either: (1) Waive ...

77.65.070 Licensees subject to statute and rules -- Licenses not subject to security interest or lien -- Expiration and renewal of licenses
(1) A commercial license issued under this chapter permits the license holder to engage in the activity for which the license is issued in accordance ...

77.65.080 License suspension -- Noncompliance with support order -- Reissuance
(1) The department shall immediately suspend the license of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and ...

77.65.090 Vessel substitution
This section applies to all commercial fishery licenses, delivery licenses, and charter licenses, except for emergency salmon delivery licenses. (1) The holder of a license ...

77.65.100 Vessel designation
This section applies to all commercial fishery licenses, delivery licenses, and charter licenses. (1) An applicant for a license subject to this section may designate ...

77.65.110 Alternate operator designation -- Fee
This section applies to all commercial fishery licenses, charter boat license[s], and delivery licenses. (1) A person designated as an alternate operator must possess an ...

77.65.120 Sale or delivery of food fish or shellfish -- Conditions -- Charter boat operation
(1) Only the license holder and any alternate operators designated on the license may sell or deliver food fish or shellfish under a commercial fishery ...

77.65.130 Vessel operation -- License designation -- Alternate operator license required
(1) A person who holds a commercial fishery license or a delivery license may operate the vessel designated on the license. A person who is ...

77.65.140 Alternate operators -- Increase for certain licenses
The director may, by rule, increase the number of alternate operators beyond the level authorized by RCW 77.65.050 and 77.65.110 for a commercial fishery license, ...

77.65.150 Charter licenses and angler permits -- Fees -- "Charter boat" defined -- Oregon charter boats -- Salmon charter license renewal
(1) The director shall issue the charter licenses and angler permits listed in this section according to the requirements of this title. The licenses and ...

77.65.160 Commercial salmon fishery licenses -- Gear and geographic designations -- Fees
(1) The following commercial salmon fishery licenses are required for the license holder to use the specified gear to fish for salmon in state waters. ...

77.65.170 Salmon delivery license -- Fee -- Restrictions -- Revocation
(1) A salmon delivery license is required for a commercial fishing vessel to deliver salmon taken for commercial purposes in offshore waters to a place ...

77.65.180 Oregon, California harvested salmon -- Landing in Washington ports encouraged
(1) The legislature finds that landing salmon into the ports of Washington state, regardless of where such salmon have been harvested, is economically beneficial to ...

77.65.190 Emergency salmon delivery license -- Fee -- Nontransferable, nonrenewable
A person who does not qualify for a license under RCW 77.70.090 shall obtain a nontransferable emergency salmon delivery license to make one delivery from ...

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 ...

77.65.210 Nonlimited entry delivery license -- Limitations -- Fee
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person may not use a commercial fishing vessel to deliver food fish or shellfish ...

77.65.220 Commercial fishery licenses for shellfish fisheries -- Fees -- Rules for species, gear, and areas
(1) This section establishes commercial fishery licenses required for shellfish fisheries and the annual fees for those licenses. The director may issue a limited-entry commercial ...

77.65.230 Surcharge on Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses and Dungeness crab-coastal class B fishery licenses -- Dungeness crab appeals account
A surcharge of fifty dollars shall be collected with each Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license issued under RCW 77.65.220 until June 30, 2000, and with each ...

77.65.240 Surcharge on Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license and Dungeness crab-coastal class B fishery license -- Coastal crab account
A surcharge of one hundred twenty dollars shall be collected with each Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license and with each Dungeness crab-coastal class B fishery license ...

77.65.250 Hardshell clam mechanical harvester fishery license
A hardshell clam mechanical harvester fishery license is required to operate a mechanical or hydraulic device for commercially harvesting clams, other than geoduck clams, unless ...

77.65.260 State oyster reserves -- Oyster reserve fishery license
A person who commercially takes shellfish from state oyster reserves under RCW 77.60.050 must have an oyster reserve fishery license.[2000 c 107 § 47; 1993 ...

77.65.270 Oyster cultch permit
An oyster cultch permit is required for commercial cultching of oysters on state oyster reserves. The director shall require that ten percent of the cultch ...

77.65.280 Wholesale fish dealer's license -- Fee -- Exemption
A wholesale fish dealer's license is required for: (1) A business in the state to engage in the commercial processing of food fish or shellfish, ...

77.65.290 Wholesale fish dealer licenses -- Display
Wholesale fish dealer licenses shall be displayed at the business premises of the licensee.[1993 c 340 § 52; 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 § 110; ...

77.65.300 Wholesale fish dealer may be a fish buyer
A wholesale dealer who is an individual may be a fish buyer.[1985 c 248 § 3. Formerly RCW 75.28.305.] ...

77.65.310 Wholesale fish dealers -- Documentation of commercial harvest
Wholesale fish dealers are responsible for documenting the commercial harvest of food fish and shellfish according to the rules of the department. The director may ...

77.65.320 Wholesale fish dealers -- Performance bond
(1) A wholesale fish dealer shall not take possession of food fish or shellfish until the dealer has deposited with the department an acceptable performance ...

77.65.330 Wholesale fish dealers -- Performance bond -- Payment of liability
The director shall promptly notify by order a wholesale dealer and the appropriate surety when a violation of rules relating to the accounting of commercial ...

77.65.340 Fish buyer's license -- Fee
(1) A fish buyer's license is required of and shall be carried by each individual engaged by a wholesale fish dealer to purchase food fish ...

77.65.350 Salmon charter crew member -- Salmon roe license -- Sale of salmon roe -- Conditions
(1) A salmon roe license is required for a crew member on a boat designated on a salmon charter license to sell salmon roe as ...

77.65.360 License fee increases -- Disposition
All revenues generated from the license fee increases in chapter 316, Laws of 1989 shall be deposited in the general fund and shall be appropriated ...

77.65.370 Professional salmon guide license
(1) A person shall not offer or perform the services of a professional salmon guide in the taking of salmon for personal use in freshwater ...

77.65.380 Ocean pink shrimp -- Defined
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in this chapter "ocean pink shrimp" means the species Pandalus jordani.[1993 c 376 § 2. Formerly RCW ...

77.65.390 Ocean pink shrimp -- Delivery license -- Fee
An ocean pink shrimp delivery license is required for a commercial fishing vessel to deliver ocean pink shrimp taken for commercial purposes in offshore waters ...

77.65.400 Emerging commercial fishery -- Trial or experimental fishery -- Licenses and permits
(1) The director may by rule designate a fishery as an emerging commercial fishery. The director shall include in the designation whether the fishery is ...

77.65.410 Geoduck diver license
Every diver engaged in the commercial harvest of geoduck clams shall obtain a nontransferable geoduck diver license.[1993 c 340 § 24; 1990 c 163 § ...

77.65.420 Wild salmonid policy -- Establishment
By July 1, 1994, the commission jointly with the appropriate Indian tribes, shall each establish a wild salmonid policy. The policy shall ensure that department ...

77.65.430 Wild salmonid policy -- Management strategies and gear types
The director shall evaluate and recommend, in consultation with the Indian tribes, salmon fishery management strategies and gear types, as well as a schedule for ...

77.65.440 Alternate operator -- Geoduck diver -- Salmon guide -- Fees
The director shall issue the personal licenses listed in this section according to the requirements of this title. The licenses and their annual fees are: ...

77.65.450 Trapper's license
A state trapping license allows the holder to trap fur-bearing animals throughout the state; however, a trapper may not place traps on private property without ...

77.65.460 Trapper's license -- Training program or examination requisite for issuance to initial licensee
Persons purchasing a state trapping license for the first time shall present certification of completion of a course of instruction in safe, humane, and proper ...

77.65.480 Taxidermist, fur dealer, fishing guide, game farmer, anadromous game fish buyer -- Licenses -- Fish stocking and game contest permits
(1) A taxidermy license allows the holder to practice taxidermy for profit. The fee for this license is one hundred eighty dollars. (2) A fur ...

77.65.490 Activities requiring license/permit
(1) A license issued by the director is required to: (a) Practice taxidermy for commercial purposes; (b) Deal in raw furs for commercial purposes; (c) ...

77.65.500 Reports required from persons with licenses or permits under RCW 77.65.480
Licensed taxidermists, fur dealers, anadromous game fish buyers, fishing guides, game farmers, and persons stocking game fish or conducting a hunting, fishing, or field trial ...

77.65.510 Direct retail endorsement -- Fee -- Responsibilities of holder
(1) The department must establish and administer a direct retail endorsement to serve as a single license that permits the holder of a Washington license ...

77.65.515 Direct retail endorsement -- Requirements
(1) Prior to being issued a direct retail endorsement, an individual must: (a) Obtain and submit to the department a signed letter on appropriate letterhead ...

77.65.520 Direct retail endorsement -- Compliance -- Violations -- Suspension
(1) The direct retail endorsement is conditioned upon compliance: (a) With the requirements of this chapter as they apply to wholesale fish dealers and to ...

77.65.900 Effective date -- 1989 c 316
This act shall take effect on January 1, 1990. The *director of fisheries may immediately take such steps as are necessary to ensure that this ...