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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.060 - Salmon charter boats—Angler permit, when required.

RCW 77.70.060
Salmon charter boats—Angler permit, when required.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a person shall not operate a vessel as a charter boat from which salmon are taken in salt water without an angler permit. The angler permit shall specify the maximum number of persons that may fish from the charter boat per trip. The angler permit expires if the salmon charter license is not renewed.
(2) Only a person who holds a salmon charter license issued under RCW 77.65.150 and 77.70.050 may hold an angler permit.
(3) An angler permit shall not be required for charter boats licensed in Oregon and fishing in ocean waters within the jurisdiction of Washington state from the southern border of the state of Washington to Leadbetter Point under the same regulations as Washington charter boat operators, as long as the Oregon vessel does not land at any Washington port with the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers. The provisions of this subsection shall be in effect as long as the state of Oregon has reciprocal laws and regulations.
[ 2000 c 107 § 60; 1998 c 190 § 100; 1993 c 340 § 29; 1989 c 147 § 2; 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 § 142; 1979 c 101 § 2. Formerly RCW 75.30.070.]
NOTES:
Finding, intent—Captions not law—Effective date—Severability—1993 c 340: See notes following RCW 77.65.010.
Effective date—1979 c 101: "This act shall take effect on January 1, 1980." [ 1979 c 101 § 10.]
Intent—1979 c 101: "The legislature finds that wise management of the state's salmon fishery is essential to the well-being of the state. The legislature recognizes that further restrictions on salmon fishing in the charter salmon industry are necessary and that a limitation on the number of persons fishing is preferable to reductions in the fishing season or daily bag limits, or increases in size limits." [ 1979 c 101 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.070 - Salmon charter boats—Angler permit—Number of anglers.

RCW 77.70.070
Salmon charter boats—Angler permit—Number of anglers.
A salmon charter boat may not carry more anglers than the number specified in the angler permit issued under RCW 77.70.060. Members of the crew may fish from the boat only to the extent that the number of anglers specified in the angler permit exceeds the number of noncrew passengers on the boat at that time.
[ 2000 c 107 § 61; 1993 c 340 § 30; 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 § 143; 1979 c 101 § 4. Formerly RCW 75.30.090.]
NOTES:
Finding, intent—Captions not law—Effective date—Severability—1993 c 340: See notes following RCW 77.65.010.
Effective date—Intent—1979 c 101: See notes following RCW 77.70.060.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.080 - Salmon charter boats—Angler permit—Total number of anglers limited—Permit transfer—Fees.

RCW 77.70.080
Salmon charter boats—Angler permit—Total number of anglers limited—Permit transfer—Fees.
(1) The total number of anglers authorized by the director shall not exceed the total number authorized for 1980.
(2) Angler permits issued under RCW 77.70.060 are transferable. All or a portion of the permit may be transferred to another salmon charter license holder.
(3) The angler permit holder and proposed transferee shall notify the department when transferring an angler permit, and the director shall issue a new angler permit certificate. If the original permit holder retains a portion of the permit, the director shall issue a new angler permit certificate reflecting the decrease in angler capacity.
(4) The department shall collect a fee of ten dollars for each certificate issued under subsection (3) of this section, plus an application fee of one hundred five dollars.
[ 2011 c 339 § 32; 2000 c 107 § 62; 1993 c 340 § 31; 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 § 144; 1979 c 101 § 5. Formerly RCW 75.30.100.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2011 c 339: See note following RCW 43.84.092.
Finding, intent—Captions not law—Effective date—Severability—1993 c 340: See notes following RCW 77.65.010.
Effective date—Intent—1979 c 101: See notes following RCW 77.70.060.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.090 - Commercial salmon fishing licenses and delivery licenses—Limitations—Transfer.

RCW 77.70.090
Commercial salmon fishing licenses and delivery licenses—Limitations—Transfer.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, after May 6, 1974, the director shall issue no new commercial salmon fishery licenses or salmon delivery licenses. A person may renew an existing license only if the person held the license sought to be renewed during the previous year or acquired the license by transfer from someone who held it during the previous year, and if the person has not subsequently transferred the license to another person.
(2) Where the person failed to obtain the license during the previous year because of a license suspension, the person may qualify for a license by establishing that the person held such a license during the last year in which the license was not suspended.
(3) Subject to the restrictions in RCW 77.65.020, commercial salmon fishery licenses and salmon delivery licenses are transferable from one license holder to another.
[ 2000 c 107 § 63; 1995 c 135 § 7. Prior: 1993 c 340 § 32; 1993 c 100 § 1; 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 § 146; 1979 c 135 § 1; 1977 ex.s. c 230 § 1; 1977 ex.s. c 106 § 7; 1974 ex.s. c 184 § 2. Formerly RCW 75.30.120, 75.28.455.]
NOTES:
Intent—1995 c 135: See note following RCW 29A.08.760.
Finding, intent—Captions not law—Effective date—Severability—1993 c 340: See notes following RCW 77.65.010.
Legislative findings—Severability—1977 ex.s. c 106: See notes following RCW 77.70.050.
Legislative intent—1974 ex.s. c 184: "The legislature finds that the protection, welfare, and economic good of the commercial salmon fishing industry is of paramount importance to the people of this state. Scientific advancement has increased the efficiency of salmon fishing gear. There presently exists an overabundance of commercial salmon fishing gear in our state waters which causes great pressure on the salmon fishery resource. This situation results in great economic waste to the state and prohibits conservation programs from achieving their goals. The public welfare requires that the number of commercial salmon fishing licenses and salmon delivery permits issued by the state be limited to insure that sound conservation programs can be scientifically carried out. It is the intention of the legislature to preserve this valuable natural resource so that our food supplies from such resource can continue to meet the ever increasing demands placed on it by the people of this state." [ 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 § 136; 1974 ex.s. c 184 § 1. Formerly RCW 75.28.450.]
Severability—1974 ex.s. c 184: "If any provision of this act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1974 ex.s. c 184 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.100 - Commercial salmon fishery license or salmon delivery license—Reversion to department following government confiscation of vessel.

RCW 77.70.100
Commercial salmon fishery license or salmon delivery license—Reversion to department following government confiscation of vessel.
Any commercial salmon fishery license issued under RCW 77.65.160 or salmon delivery license issued under RCW 77.65.170 shall revert to the department when any government confiscates and sells the vessel designated on the license. Upon application of the person named on the license as license holder and the approval of the director, the department shall transfer the license to the applicant. Application for transfer of the license must be made within the calendar year for which the license was issued.
[ 2000 c 107 § 64; 1993 c 340 § 33; 1986 c 198 § 2. Formerly RCW 75.30.125.]
NOTES:
Finding, intent—Captions not law—Effective date—Severability—1993 c 340: See notes following RCW 77.65.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.120 - Herring fishery license—Limitations on issuance.

RCW 77.70.120
Herring fishery license—Limitations on issuance.
(1) A person shall not fish commercially for herring in state waters without a herring fishery license. As used in this section, "herring fishery license" means any of the following commercial fishery licenses issued under RCW 77.65.200: Herring dip bag net; herring drag seine; herring gill net; herring lampara; herring purse seine.
(2) Except as provided in this section, a herring fishery license may be issued only to a person who held the license sought to be renewed during the previous year or acquired the license by transfer from someone who held it during the previous year, and if the person has not subsequently transferred the license to another person.
(3) Herring fishery licenses may be renewed each year. A herring fishery license that is not renewed each year shall not be renewed further.
(4) The director may issue additional herring fishery licenses if the stocks of herring will not be jeopardized by granting additional licenses.
(5) Subject to the restrictions of RCW 77.65.020, herring fishery licenses are transferable from one license holder to another.
[ 2000 c 107 § 66; 1998 c 190 § 102; 1993 c 340 § 35; 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 § 148; 1974 ex.s. c 104 § 1; 1973 1st ex.s. c 173 § 4. Formerly RCW 75.30.140, 75.28.420.]
NOTES:
Finding, intent—Captions not law—Effective date—Severability—1993 c 340: See notes following RCW 77.65.010.
Legislative findings—Purpose—1973 1st ex.s. c 173: "The legislature finds that a significant commercial herring fishing industry is presently developing in the state of Washington under the careful guidance of the department of fisheries. The legislature further finds that the stocks of herring within the waters of this state are limited in extent and are in need of strict preservation.
In addition, the legislature finds that the number of commercial fishermen engaged in fishing for herring has steadily increased. This factor, combined with advances made in fishing and marketing techniques, has resulted in strong pressures on the supply of herring, unnecessary waste in one of Washington's valuable resources, and economic loss to the citizens of this state. Therefore, it is the purpose of RCW 75.30.140 to establish reasonable procedures for controlling the extent of commercial herring fishing." [ 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 § 135; 1973 1st ex.s. c 173 § 2. Formerly RCW 75.28.390 and 75.28.400.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.130 - Whiting-Puget Sound fishery license—Limitation on issuance.

RCW 77.70.130
Whiting-Puget Sound fishery license—Limitation on issuance.
(1) A person shall not commercially take whiting from areas that the department designates within the waters described in RCW 77.65.160(5)(a) without a whiting-Puget Sound fishery license.
(2) A whiting-Puget Sound fishery license may be issued only to an individual who:
(a) Delivered at least fifty thousand pounds of whiting during the period from January 1, 1981, through February 22, 1985, as verified by fish delivery tickets;
(b) Possessed, on January 1, 1986, all equipment necessary to fish for whiting; and
(c) Held a whiting-Puget Sound fishery license during the previous year or acquired such a license by transfer from someone who held it during the previous year.
(3) After January 1, 1995, the director shall issue no new whiting-Puget Sound fishery licenses. After January 1, 1995, only an individual who meets the following qualifications may renew an existing license: The individual shall have held the license sought to be renewed during the previous year or acquired the license by transfer from someone who held it during the previous year, and shall not have subsequently transferred the license to another person.
(4) Whiting-Puget Sound fishery licenses may be renewed each year. A whiting-Puget Sound fishery license that is not renewed each year shall not be renewed further.
[ 2000 c 107 § 67; 1993 c 340 § 39; 1986 c 198 § 5. Formerly RCW 75.30.170.]
NOTES:
Finding, intent—Captions not law—Effective date—Severability—1993 c 340: See notes following RCW 77.65.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.140 - Whiting-Puget Sound fishery license—Transferable to family members.

RCW 77.70.140
Whiting-Puget Sound fishery license—Transferable to family members.
A whiting-Puget Sound fishery license may be transferred through gift, devise, bequest, or descent to members of the license holder's immediate family which shall be limited to spouse, children, or stepchildren. The holder of a whiting-Puget Sound fishery license shall be present on any vessel taking whiting under the license. In no instance may temporary permits be issued.
The director may adopt rules necessary to implement RCW 77.70.130 and 77.70.140.
[ 2000 c 107 § 68; 1993 c 340 § 40; 1986 c 198 § 4. Formerly RCW 75.30.180.]
NOTES:
Finding, intent—Captions not law—Effective date—Severability—1993 c 340: See notes following RCW 77.65.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.160 - Emerging commercial fishery designation—Experimental fishery permits.

RCW 77.70.160
Emerging commercial fishery designation—Experimental fishery permits.
(1) The director may issue experimental fishery permits for commercial harvest in an emerging commercial fishery for which the director has determined there is a need to limit the number of participants. The director shall determine by rule the number and qualifications of participants for such experimental fishery permits. Only a person who holds an emerging commercial fishery license issued under RCW 77.65.400 and who meets the qualifications established in those rules may hold an experimental fishery permit. The director shall limit the number of these permits to prevent habitat damage, ensure conservation of the resource, and prevent overharvesting. In developing rules for limiting participation in an emerging or expanding commercial fishery, the director shall appoint a five-person advisory board representative of the affected fishery industry. The advisory board shall review and make recommendations to the director on rules relating to the number and qualifications of the participants for such experimental fishery permits.
(2) RCW 34.05.422(3) does not apply to applications for new experimental fishery permits.
(3) Experimental fishery permits are not transferable from the permit holder to any other person.
[ 2000 c 107 § 69; 1993 c 340 § 42; 1990 c 63 § 2. Formerly RCW 75.30.220.]
NOTES:
Finding, intent—Captions not law—Effective date—Severability—1993 c 340: See notes following RCW 77.65.010.
Legislative finding—1990 c 63: "The legislature finds that:
(1) A number of commercial fisheries have emerged or expanded in the past decade;
(2) Scientific information is critical to the proper management of an emerging or expanding commercial fishery; and
(3) The scientific information necessary to manage an emerging or expanding commercial fishery can best be obtained through the use of limited experimental fishery permits allowing harvest levels that will preserve and protect the state's food fish and shellfish resource." [ 1990 c 63 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.170 - Emerging commercial fishery designation—Legislative review.

RCW 77.70.170
Emerging commercial fishery designation—Legislative review.
Whenever the director promulgates a rule designating an emerging commercial fishery, the legislative standing committees of the house of representatives and senate dealing with fisheries issues shall be notified of the rule and its justification thirty days prior to the effective date of the rule.
[ 1990 c 63 § 3. Formerly RCW 75.30.230.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.180 - Emerging commercial fishery—License status—Recommendations to legislature—Information included in report.

RCW 77.70.180
Emerging commercial fishery—License status—Recommendations to legislature—Information included in report.
(1) Within five years after adopting rules to govern the number and qualifications of participants in an emerging commercial fishery, the director shall provide to the appropriate senate and house of representatives committees a report which outlines the status of the fishery and a recommendation as to whether a separate commercial fishery license, license fee, or limited harvest program should be established for that fishery.
(2) For any emerging commercial fishery designated under RCW 77.50.030, the report must also include:
(a) Information on the extent of the program, including to what degree mass marking and supplementation programs have been utilized in areas where emerging commercial fisheries using selective fishing gear have been authorized;
(b) Information on the benefit provided to commercial fishers including information on the effectiveness of emerging commercial fisheries using selective fishing gear in providing expanded fishing opportunity within mixed stocks of salmon;
(c) Information on the effectiveness of selective fishing gear in minimizing postrelease mortality for nontarget stocks, harvesting fish so that they are not damaged by the gear, and aiding the creation of niche markets; and
(d) Information on the department's efforts at operating hatcheries in an experimental fashion by managing wild and hatchery origin fish as a single run as an alternative to mass marking and the utilization of selective fishing gear. The department shall consult with commercial fishers, recreational fishers, federally recognized treaty tribes with a fishing right, regional fisheries enhancement groups, and other affected parties to obtain their input in preparing the report under this subsection (2).
[ 2001 c 163 § 3; 1993 c 340 § 43; 1990 c 63 § 4. Formerly RCW 75.30.240.]
NOTES:
Finding, intent—Captions not law—Effective date—Severability—1993 c 340: See notes following RCW 77.65.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.200 - Herring spawn on kelp fishery licenses—Number limited.

RCW 77.70.200
Herring spawn on kelp fishery licenses—Number limited.
The legislature finds that the wise management of Washington state's herring resource is of paramount importance to the people of the state. The legislature finds that herring are an important part of the food chain for a number of the state's living marine resources. The legislature finds that both open and closed pond "spawn on kelp" harvesting techniques allow for an economic return to the state while at the same time providing for the proper management of the herring resource. The legislature finds that limitations on the number of herring harvesters tends to improve the management and economic health of the herring industry. The maximum number of herring spawn on kelp fishery licenses shall not exceed five annually. The state therefore must use its authority to regulate the number of herring spawn on kelp fishery licenses so that the management and economic health of the herring fishery may be improved.
[ 1993 c 340 § 36; 1989 c 176 § 1. Formerly RCW 75.30.260, 75.28.235.]
NOTES:
Finding, intent—Captions not law—Effective date—Severability—1993 c 340: See notes following RCW 77.65.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.210 - Herring spawn on kelp fishery license—Auction.

RCW 77.70.210
Herring spawn on kelp fishery license—Auction.
(1) A herring spawn on kelp fishery license is required to commercially take herring eggs which have been deposited on vegetation of any type.
(2) A herring spawn on kelp fishery license may be issued only to a person who:
(a) Holds a herring fishery license issued under RCW 77.65.200 and 77.70.120; and
(b) Is the highest bidder in an auction conducted under subsection (3) of this section.
(3) The department shall sell herring spawn on kelp commercial fishery licenses at auction to the highest bidder. Bidders shall identify their sources of kelp. Kelp harvested from state-owned aquatic lands as defined in *RCW 79.90.465 requires the written consent of the department of natural resources. The department shall give all holders of herring fishery licenses thirty days' notice of the auction.
[ 2000 c 107 § 70; 1993 c 340 § 37; 1989 c 176 § 2. Formerly RCW 75.30.270, 75.28.245.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 79.90.465 was repealed by 2005 c 155 § 1013.
Finding, intent—Captions not law—Effective date—Severability—1993 c 340: See notes following RCW 77.65.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.230 - Ocean pink shrimp—Delivery license—Requirements and criteria—Continuous participation.

RCW 77.70.230
Ocean pink shrimp—Delivery license—Requirements and criteria—Continuous participation.
A person shall not commercially deliver into any Washington state port ocean pink shrimp caught in offshore waters without an ocean pink shrimp delivery license issued under RCW 77.65.390, or an ocean pink shrimp single delivery license issued under RCW 77.70.260. An ocean pink shrimp delivery license shall be issued to a vessel that:
(1) Landed a total of at least five thousand pounds of ocean pink shrimp in Washington in any single calendar year between January 1, 1983, and December 31, 1992, as documented by a valid shellfish receiving ticket; and
(2) Can show continuous participation in the Washington, Oregon, or California ocean pink shrimp fishery by being eligible to land ocean pink shrimp in either Washington, Oregon, or California each year since the landing made under subsection (1) of this section. Evidence of such eligibility shall be a certified statement from the relevant state licensing agency that the applicant for a Washington ocean pink shrimp delivery license held at least one of the following permits:
(a) For Washington: Possession of a delivery permit or delivery license issued under RCW 77.65.210;
(b) For Oregon: Possession of a vessel permit issued under Oregon Revised Statute 508.880; or
(c) For California: A trawl permit issued under California Fish and Game Code sec. 8842.
[ 2000 c 107 § 72; 1998 c 190 § 107; 1993 c 376 § 5. Formerly RCW 75.30.290.]
NOTES:
Findings—Effective date—1993 c 376: See notes following RCW 77.65.380.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.240 - Ocean pink shrimp—Delivery license—Requirements and criteria—Historical participation.

RCW 77.70.240
Ocean pink shrimp—Delivery license—Requirements and criteria—Historical participation.
An applicant who can show historical participation under RCW 77.70.230(1) but does not satisfy the continuous participation requirement of RCW 77.70.230(2) shall be issued an ocean pink shrimp delivery license if:
(1) The owner can prove that the owner was in the process on December 31, 1992, of constructing a vessel for the purpose of ocean pink shrimp harvest. For purposes of this section, "construction" means having the keel laid, and "for the purpose of ocean pink shrimp harvest" means the vessel is designed as a trawl vessel. An ocean pink shrimp delivery license issued to a vessel under construction is not renewable after December 31, 1994, unless the vessel lands a total of at least five thousand pounds of ocean pink shrimp into a Washington state port before December 31, 1994; or
(2) The applicant's vessel is a replacement for a vessel that is otherwise eligible for an ocean pink shrimp delivery license.
[ 2000 c 107 § 73; 1993 c 376 § 6. Formerly RCW 75.30.300.]
NOTES:
Findings—Effective date—1993 c 376: See notes following RCW 77.65.380.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.250 - Ocean pink shrimp—Delivery license—License transfer—License suspension.

RCW 77.70.250
Ocean pink shrimp—Delivery license—License transfer—License suspension.
After December 31, 1994, an ocean pink shrimp delivery license may only be issued to a vessel that held an ocean pink shrimp delivery license in 1994, and each year thereafter. If the license is transferred to another vessel, the license history shall also be transferred to the transferee vessel.
Where the failure to hold the license in any given year was the result of a license suspension, the vessel may qualify if the vessel held an ocean pink shrimp delivery license in the year immediately preceding the year of the license suspension.
[ 1993 c 376 § 7. Formerly RCW 75.30.310.]
NOTES:
Findings—Effective date—1993 c 376: See notes following RCW 77.65.380.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.260 - Ocean pink shrimp—Single delivery license—Fees.

RCW 77.70.260
Ocean pink shrimp—Single delivery license—Fees.
The owner of an ocean pink shrimp fishing vessel that does not qualify for an ocean pink shrimp delivery license issued under RCW 77.65.390 shall obtain an ocean pink shrimp single delivery license in order to make a landing into a state port of ocean pink shrimp taken in offshore waters. The director shall not issue an ocean pink shrimp single delivery license unless, as determined by the director, a bona fide emergency exists. A maximum of six ocean pink shrimp single delivery licenses may be issued annually to any vessel. The fee for an ocean pink shrimp single delivery license is one hundred dollars. The application fee is one hundred five dollars.
[ 2011 c 339 § 35; 2000 c 107 § 74; 1993 c 376 § 8. Formerly RCW 75.30.320.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2011 c 339: See note following RCW 43.84.092.
Findings—Effective date—1993 c 376: See notes following RCW 77.65.380.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.290 - Crab taken in offshore waters—Criteria for landing in Washington state—Limitations.

RCW 77.70.290
Crab taken in offshore waters—Criteria for landing in Washington state—Limitations.
(1) The director shall allow the landing into Washington state of crab taken in offshore waters only if:
(a) The crab are legally caught and landed by fishers with a valid Washington state Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license; or
(b)(i) The director determines that the landing of offshore Dungeness crab by fishers without a Washington state Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license is in the best interest of the coastal crab processing industry; (ii) the director has been requested to allow such landings by at least three Dungeness crab processors; (iii) the landings are permitted only between the dates of December 1st to February 15th inclusively; (iv) only crab fishers commercially licensed to fish by Oregon or California are permitted to land, if the crab was taken with gear that consisted of one buoy attached to each crab pot, and each crab pot was fished individually; (v) the fisher landing the crab has obtained a valid delivery license; and (vi) the decision is made on a case-by-case basis for the sole reason of improving the economic stability of the commercial crab fishery.
(2) Nothing in this section allows the commercial fishing of Dungeness crab in waters within three miles of Washington state by fishers who do not possess a valid Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license. Landings of offshore Dungeness crab by fishers without a valid Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license do not qualify the fisher for such licenses.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 8 § 49; 1997 c 418 § 2; 1994 c 260 § 3. Formerly RCW 75.30.360.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 8: See notes following RCW 77.08.010.
Finding—Severability—1994 c 260: See notes following RCW 77.70.280.
Effective date—1994 c 260 §§ 1-5, 9-19, and 21-24: See note following RCW 77.70.280.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.300 - Crab taken in offshore waters—Dungeness crab offshore delivery license—Fee.

RCW 77.70.300
Crab taken in offshore waters—Dungeness crab offshore delivery license—Fee.
A person commercially fishing for Dungeness crab in offshore waters outside of Washington state jurisdiction shall obtain a Dungeness crab offshore delivery license from the director if the person does not possess a valid Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license and the person wishes to land Dungeness crab into a place or a port in the state. The annual fee for a Dungeness crab offshore delivery license is two hundred fifty dollars. The director may specify restrictions on landings of offshore Dungeness crab in Washington state as authorized in RCW 77.70.290.
Fees from the offshore Dungeness crab delivery license shall be placed in the coastal crab account created in RCW 77.70.320.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 8 § 50; 2000 c 107 § 77; 1994 c 260 § 4. Formerly RCW 75.30.370.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 8: See notes following RCW 77.08.010.
Finding—Severability—1994 c 260: See notes following RCW 77.70.280.
Effective date—1994 c 260 §§ 1-5, 9-19, and 21-24: See note following RCW 77.70.280.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.310 - Transfer of Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses—Fee.

RCW 77.70.310
Transfer of Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses—Fee.
Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses are freely transferable on a willing seller-willing buyer basis after paying the transfer fee in RCW 77.65.020.
[ 2000 c 107 § 78; 1997 c 418 § 3; 1994 c 260 § 5. Formerly RCW 75.30.380.]
NOTES:
Finding—Severability—1994 c 260: See notes following RCW 77.70.280.
Effective date—1994 c 260 §§ 1-5, 9-19, and 21-24: See note following RCW 77.70.280.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.320 - Coastal crab account—Created—Revenues—Expenditures.

RCW 77.70.320
Coastal crab account—Created—Revenues—Expenditures.
The coastal crab account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. The account shall consist of revenues from fees from the transfer of each Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license assessed under RCW 77.65.020, delivery fees assessed under RCW 77.70.300, and the license surcharge under RCW 77.65.240. Only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW but no appropriation is required for expenditures. Funds may be used for coastal crab management activities as provided in RCW 77.70.330.
[ 2000 c 107 § 79; 1997 c 418 § 4; 1994 c 260 § 6. Formerly RCW 75.30.390.]
NOTES:
Finding—Severability—1994 c 260: See notes following RCW 77.70.280.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.330 - Coastal crab account expenditures—Management of coastal crab resource.

RCW 77.70.330
Coastal crab account expenditures—Management of coastal crab resource.
Expenditures from the coastal crab account may be made by the department for management of the coastal crab resource. Management activities may include studies of resource viability, interstate negotiations concerning regulation of the offshore crab resource, resource enhancement projects, or other activities as determined by the department.
[ 1994 c 260 § 8. Formerly RCW 75.30.410.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1994 c 260 § 8: "Section 8 of this act shall take effect January 1, 1997." [ 1994 c 260 § 26.]
Finding—Severability—1994 c 260: See notes following RCW 77.70.280.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.340 - Criteria for nonresident Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license for Oregon residents—Section effective contingent upon reciprocal statutory authority in Oregon.

RCW 77.70.340
Criteria for nonresident Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license for Oregon residents—Section effective contingent upon reciprocal statutory authority in Oregon.
(1) An Oregon resident who can show historical and continuous participation in the Washington state coastal crab fishery by having held a nonresident non-Puget Sound crab pot license issued under RCW 77.65.220 each year from 1990 through 1994, and who has delivered a minimum of eight landings totaling five thousand pounds of crab into Oregon during any two of the four qualifying seasons as provided in *RCW 77.70.280(5) as evidenced by valid Oregon fish-receiving tickets, shall be issued a nonresident Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license valid for fishing in Washington state waters north from the Oregon-Washington boundary to United States latitude forty-six degrees thirty minutes north. Such license shall be issued upon application and submission of proof of delivery.
(2) This section shall become effective contingent upon reciprocal statutory authority in the state of Oregon providing for equal access for Washington state coastal crab fishers to Oregon territorial coastal waters north of United States latitude forty-five degrees fifty-eight minutes north, and Oregon waters of the Columbia river.
[ 2000 c 107 § 80; 1994 c 260 § 9. Formerly RCW 75.30.420.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 77.70.280 was amended by 2017 3rd sp.s. c 8 § 48, changing subsection (5) to subsection (4), effective January 1, 2018.
Finding—Severability—1994 c 260: See notes following RCW 77.70.280.
Effective date—1994 c 260 §§ 1-5, 9-19, and 21-24: See note following RCW 77.70.280.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.350 - Restrictions on vessel designations and substitutions on Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses.

RCW 77.70.350
Restrictions on vessel designations and substitutions on Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses.
(1) The following restrictions apply to vessel designations and substitutions on Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses:
(a) The holder of the license may not:
(i) Designate on the license a vessel the hull length of which exceeds ninety-nine feet; or
(ii) Change vessel designation if the hull length of the vessel proposed to be designated exceeds the hull length designated on the license on June 7, 2006, by more than ten feet. However, if such vessel designation is the result of an emergency transfer, the applicable vessel length would be the most recent permanent vessel designation on the license prior to June 7, 2006;
(b) If the hull length of the vessel proposed to be designated is comparable to or exceeds by up to one foot the hull length of the currently designated vessel, the department may change the vessel designation no more than once in any one-year period, measured from September 15th to September 15th of the following year, unless the currently designated vessel is lost or in disrepair such that it does not safely operate, in which case the department may allow a change in vessel designation;
(c) If the hull length of the vessel proposed to be designated exceeds by between one and ten feet the hull length of the designated vessel on June 7, 2006, the department may change the vessel designation no more than once on or after June 7, 2006, unless a request is made by the license holder during a Washington state coastal crab season for an emergency change in vessel designation. If such an emergency request is made, the director may allow a temporary change in designation to another vessel, if the hull length of the other vessel does not exceed by more than ten feet the hull length of the currently designated vessel.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "hull length" means the length overall of a vessel's hull as shown by marine survey or by manufacturer's specifications.
(3) By December 31, 2010, the department must, in cooperation with the coastal crab fishing industry, evaluate the effectiveness of this section and, if necessary, recommend any statutory changes to the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives.
[ 2010 c 193 § 13; 2006 c 159 § 1; 1994 c 260 § 10. Formerly RCW 75.30.430.]
NOTES:
Finding—Severability—1994 c 260: See notes following RCW 77.70.280.
Effective date—1994 c 260 §§ 1-5, 9-19, and 21-24: See note following RCW 77.70.280.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.360 - Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses—Limitation on new licenses—Requirements for renewal.

RCW 77.70.360
Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses—Limitation on new licenses—Requirements for renewal.
Except as provided under *RCW 77.70.380, the director shall issue no new Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses after December 31, 1995. A person may renew an existing license only if the person held the license sought to be renewed during the previous year or acquired the license by transfer from someone who held it during the previous year, and if the person has not subsequently transferred the license to another person. Where the person failed to obtain the license during the previous year because of a license suspension, the person may qualify for a license by establishing that the person held such a license during the last year in which the license was not suspended.
[ 2000 c 107 § 81; 1994 c 260 § 13. Formerly RCW 75.30.440.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 77.70.380 was repealed by 2003 c 174 § 6.
Finding—Severability—1994 c 260: See notes following RCW 77.70.280.
Effective date—1994 c 260 §§ 1-5, 9-19, and 21-24: See note following RCW 77.70.280.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.370 - Limitation on taking crab in the exclusive economic zone of Oregon or California—Section effective contingent upon reciprocal legislation by both Oregon and California.

RCW 77.70.370
Limitation on taking crab in the exclusive economic zone of Oregon or California—Section effective contingent upon reciprocal legislation by both Oregon and California.
(1) A Dungeness crab—coastal fishery licensee shall not take Dungeness crab in the waters of the exclusive economic zone westward of the states of Oregon or California and land crab taken in those waters into Washington state unless the licensee also holds the licenses, permits, or endorsements, required by Oregon or California to land crab into Oregon or California, respectively.
(2) This section becomes effective only upon reciprocal legislation being enacted by both the states of Oregon and California. For purposes of this section, "exclusive economic zone" means that zone defined in the federal fishery conservation and management act (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1802) as of January 1, 1995, or as of a subsequent date adopted by rule of the director.
[ 1998 c 190 § 109; 1994 c 260 § 16. Formerly RCW 75.30.450.]
NOTES:
Finding—Severability—1994 c 260: See notes following RCW 77.70.280.
Effective date—1994 c 260 §§ 1-5, 9-19, and 21-24: See note following RCW 77.70.280.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.390 - Reduction of landing requirements under RCW 77.70.280—Procedure.

RCW 77.70.390
Reduction of landing requirements under RCW 77.70.280—Procedure.
The director may reduce the landing requirements established under RCW 77.70.280 upon the recommendation of an advisory review board established under *RCW 77.70.030, but the director may not entirely waive the landing requirement. The advisory review board may recommend a reduction of the landing requirement in individual cases if in the advisory review board's judgment, extenuating circumstances prevented achievement of the landing requirement. The director shall adopt rules governing the operation of the advisory review board and defining "extenuating circumstances." Extenuating circumstances may include situations in which a person had a vessel under construction such that qualifying landings could not be made. In defining extenuating circumstances, special consideration shall be given to individuals who can provide evidence of lack of access to capital based on past discrimination due to race, creed, color, sex, national origin, or disability.
[ 2000 c 107 § 83; 1994 c 260 § 19. Formerly RCW 75.30.470.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 77.70.030 was repealed by 2001 c 291 § 501, effective July 1, 2001.
Finding—Severability—1994 c 260: See notes following RCW 77.70.280.
Effective date—1994 c 260 §§ 1-5, 9-19, and 21-24: See note following RCW 77.70.280.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.400 - Coastal Dungeness crab resource plan.

RCW 77.70.400
Coastal Dungeness crab resource plan.
The department, with input from Dungeness crab—coastal fishery licensees and processors, shall prepare a resource plan to achieve even-flow harvesting and long-term stability of the coastal Dungeness crab resource. The plan may include pot limits, further reduction in the number of vessels, individual quotas, trip limits, area quotas, or other measures as determined by the department. The provisions of such a resource plan that are designed to effect a gear reduction or effort reduction based upon historical landing criteria are subject to the provisions of RCW 77.70.390 with respect to the consideration of extenuating circumstances.
[ 2001 c 228 § 1; 1998 c 245 § 154; 1994 c 260 § 20. Formerly RCW 75.30.480.]
NOTES:
Finding—Severability—1994 c 260: See notes following RCW 77.70.280.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.420 - Shrimp trawl-Puget Sound fishery—Limited entry fishery—License analogous to personal property—Transferability—Alternate operator.

RCW 77.70.420
Shrimp trawl-Puget Sound fishery—Limited entry fishery—License analogous to personal property—Transferability—Alternate operator.
(1) The shrimp trawl-Puget Sound fishery is a limited entry fishery and a person shall not fish for shrimp taken from Puget Sound for commercial purposes with shrimp trawl gear except under the provisions of a shrimp trawl-Puget Sound fishery license issued under RCW 77.65.220.
(2) A shrimp trawl-Puget Sound fishery license shall only be issued to a natural person who held a shrimp trawl-Puget Sound fishery license during the previous licensing year, except upon the death of the licensee the license shall be treated as analogous to personal property for purposes of inheritance and intestacy.
(3) No more than one shrimp trawl-Puget Sound fishery license may be owned by a licensee.
(4) Through December 31, 2001, shrimp trawl-Puget Sound fishery licenses are nontransferable, except upon death of the licensee. Beginning January 1, 2002, shrimp trawl-Puget Sound licenses are transferable.
(5) Through December 31, 2001, a shrimp trawl-Puget Sound licensee may designate any natural person as the alternate operator for the license. Beginning January 1, 2002, a shrimp trawl-Puget Sound licensee may designate only an immediate family member, as defined in RCW 77.12.047, as the alternate operator. A licensee with a bona fide medical emergency may designate a person other than an immediate family member as the alternate operator for a period not to exceed two years, provided the licensee documents the medical emergency with letters from two medical doctors describing the illness or condition that prevents the immediate family member from participating in the fishery. The two-year period may be extended by the director upon recommendation of a department-appointed Puget Sound shrimp advisory board. If the licensee has no immediate family member who is capable of operating the license, the licensee may make a request to the Puget Sound shrimp advisory board to designate an alternate operator who is not an immediate family member, and upon recommendation of the Puget Sound shrimp advisory board, the director may allow designation of an alternate operator who is not an immediate family member.
[ 2001 c 105 § 2; 2000 c 107 § 85; 1999 c 239 § 4. Formerly RCW 75.30.500.]
NOTES:
Finding—Purpose—Intent—1999 c 239: See note following RCW 77.65.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.430 - Puget Sound crab pot buoy tag program—Fee—Coastal crab pot buoy tag program—Fee—Review.

RCW 77.70.430
Puget Sound crab pot buoy tag program—Fee—Coastal crab pot buoy tag program—Fee—Review.
(1) In order to administer a Puget Sound crab pot buoy tag program, the department may charge a fee to holders of a Dungeness crab—Puget Sound fishery license to reimburse the department for the production of Puget Sound crab pot buoy tags and the administration of a Puget Sound crab pot buoy tag program.
(2) In order to administer a Washington coastal Dungeness crab pot buoy tag program, the department may charge a fee to holders of a Dungeness crab—coastal fishery license and to holders of out-of-state licenses who are issued a pot certificate by the department to reimburse the department for the production of Washington coastal crab pot buoy tags and the administration of a Washington coastal crab pot buoy tag program.
(3) The department shall annually review the costs of crab pot buoy tag production under this section with the goal of minimizing the per tag production costs. Any savings in production costs shall be passed on to the fishers required to purchase crab pot buoy tags under this section in the form of a lower tag fee.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 8 § 51; 2006 c 143 § 1; 2005 c 395 § 1; 2001 c 234 § 1.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 8: See notes following RCW 77.08.010.
Effective date—2001 c 234: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 9, 2001]." [ 2001 c 234 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.440 - Puget Sound crab pot buoy tag account.

RCW 77.70.440
Puget Sound crab pot buoy tag account.
The Puget Sound crab pot buoy tag account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All revenues from fees from RCW 77.70.430(1) must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from this account may be used for the production of crab pot buoy tags and the administration of a Puget Sound crab pot buoy tag program. Only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW but no appropriation is required for expenditures.
[ 2005 c 395 § 2; 2001 c 234 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2001 c 234: See note following RCW 77.70.430.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs. › 77.70.442 - Washington coastal crab pot buoy tag account.

RCW 77.70.442
Washington coastal crab pot buoy tag account.
The Washington coastal crab pot buoy tag account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All revenues from fees from RCW 77.70.430(2) must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from this account may be used for the production of crab pot buoy tags and the administration of a Washington coastal crab pot buoy tag program. Only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW but no appropriation is required for expenditures.
[ 2005 c 395 § 3.]