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Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-330 - Personal-use shellfish › Section 220-330-040 - Crab-Areas and seasons

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(1) It
				is unlawful to fish for or possess crab taken for personal use from Puget Sound
				except during the following seasons:
(a)
				Marine Area 4 east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line, and Marine Areas 5, 6, 8-1,
				8-2, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13: Open 7:00 a.m., July 1 through Labor Day, Thursday
				through Monday of each week.
(b)
				Those waters of Marine Area 7 south and west of a line projected from Village
				Point, Lummi Island (48° 43.038'N, 122° 43.127'W), through the
				navigation buoy just east of Matia Island (48° 44.610'N, 122°
				48.961'W), thence to the buoy at Clements Reef (48° 46.659'N, 122°
				53.481'W), thence to the easternmost point of Patos Island (48° 47.123'N,
				122° 56.441'W), thence running along the northern shore of Patos Island to
				the westernmost point of Patos Island (48° 47.355'N, 122° 58.308'W),
				thence true west to the international boundary and south of a line that extends
				south-southwest from Point Francis on Portage Island (48° 41.627'N,
				122° 37.013'W), through the marker just north of Inati Bay on Lummi Island
				(48° 40.467'N, 122° 37.234'W) to Lummi Island (48° 40.331'N,
				122° 37.262'W): Open 7:00 a.m., July 15 through September 30, Thursday
				through Monday of each week.
(c)
				Those waters of Marine Area 7 north and east of a line projected from Village
				Point, Lummi Island (48° 43.038'N, 122° 43.127'W), through the
				navigation buoy just east of Matia Island (48° 44.610'N, 122°
				48.961'W), thence to the buoy at Clements Reef (48° 46. 659'N, 122°
				53.481'W), thence to the easternmost point of Patos Island (48° 47.123'N,
				122° 56.441'W), thence running along the northern shore of Patos Island to
				the westernmost point of Patos Island (48° 47.355'N, 122° 58.308'W),
				thence true west to the international boundary and south of a line that extends
				south-southwest from Point Francis on Portage Island (48° 41.627'N,
				122° 37.013'W), through the marker just north of Inati Bay on Lummi Island
				(48° 40.467'N, 122° 37.234'W) to Lummi Island (48° 40.331'N,
				122° 37.262'W): Open 7:00 a.m. August 15 through September 30, Thursday
				through Monday of each week.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-330 - Personal-use shellfish › Section 220-330-050 - Crab-Unlawful acts-Personal use

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.04.012,
					 77.04.013,
					 77.04.055,
					 77.12.045, and
					 77.12.047. 12-23-016 (Order
					 12-267), §
											220-56-335, filed 11/9/12,
					 effective 12/10/12. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), §
											220-56-335, filed 3/4/04,
					 effective 5/1/04; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), §
											220-56-335, filed 3/29/02,
					 effective 5/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 75.08.080. 98-06-031,
					 §
											220-56-335, filed 2/26/98,
					 effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 95-04-066 (Order 95-10),
					 §
											220-56-335, filed 1/30/95,
					 effective 5/1/95; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), §
											220-56-335, filed 3/31/93,
					 effective 5/1/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), §
											220-56-335, filed 5/12/92,
					 effective 6/12/92; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), §
											220-56-335, filed 4/26/88;
					 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), §
											220-56-335, filed 4/9/86;
					 85-07-023 (Order 85-18), §
											220-56-335, filed 3/13/85;
					 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), §
											220-56-335, filed 2/27/80,
					 effective 4/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-330 - Personal-use shellfish › Section 220-330-060 - Personal use shrimp pot gear requirements

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.04.012,
					 77.04.013,
					 77.04.055,
					 77.12.045, and
					 77.12.047. 12-23-016 (Order
					 12-267), §
											220-56-317, filed 11/9/12,
					 effective 12/10/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-330 - Personal-use shellfish › Section 220-330-070 - Shrimp-Areas and seasons

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It is unlawful to fish for or possess shrimp taken for
				  personal use from the following areas, except as otherwise provided in this
				  section:
(1) It is unlawful to fish
				for or possess shrimp taken for personal use in Marine Area 4 east of the
				Bonilla-Tatoosh line and Marine Areas 5, 6, 7, 8-1, 8-2, 9, 10, 11, 12, and
				13.
(2) Marine Areas 1 through 3
				and Marine Area 4 west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line - Open year-round.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 07-05-051 (Order 07-22), §
											220-56-325, filed 2/16/07,
					 effective 3/19/07; 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), §
											220-56-325, filed 2/14/06,
					 effective 5/1/06; 05-05-035 (Order 05-15), §
											220-56-325, filed 2/10/05,
					 effective 5/1/05; 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), §
											220-56-325, filed 3/4/04,
					 effective 5/1/04; 03-05-057 (Order 03-24), §
											220-56-325, filed 2/14/03,
					 effective 5/1/03; 01-06-036 (Order 01-24), §
											220-56-325, filed 3/5/01,
					 effective 5/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 99-15-081
					 (Order 99-102), §
											220-56-325, filed 7/20/99,
					 effective 8/20/99; 98-06-031, §
											220-56-325, filed 2/26/98,
					 effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53),
					 §
											220-56-325, filed 3/19/97,
					 effective 5/1/97; 96-05-004 (Order 96-13), §
											220-56-325, filed 2/9/96,
					 effective 5/1/96; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), §
											220-56-325, filed 3/31/93,
					 effective 5/1/93; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), §
											220-56-325, filed 3/16/89;
					 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), §
											220-56-325, filed 4/9/86;
					 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), §
											220-56-325, filed 4/11/84;
					 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), §
											220-56-325, filed 2/27/80,
					 effective 4/1/80. Formerly WAC
					 220-56-084.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-330 - Personal-use shellfish › Section 220-330-080 - Shrimp containers

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 06-09-021 (Order 06-67), §
											220-56-326, filed 4/11/06,
					 effective 5/12/06; 05-05-035 (Order 05-15), §
											220-56-326, filed 2/10/05,
					 effective 5/1/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 96-05-004 (Order 96-13),
					 §
											220-56-326, filed 2/9/96,
					 effective 5/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-330 - Personal-use shellfish › Section 220-330-100 - Personal use crab, shrimp, crawfish-Unlawful acts

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.04.012,
					 77.04.013,
					 77.04.055,
					 77.12.045, and
					 77.12.047. 12-23-016 (Order
					 12-267), §
											220-56-315, filed 11/9/12,
					 effective 12/10/12. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 08-07-003, §
											220-56-315, filed 3/5/08,
					 effective 4/5/08; 07-05-051 (Order 07-22), §
											220-56-315, filed 2/16/07,
					 effective 3/19/07; 05-12-007 (Order 05-102), §
											220-56-315, filed 5/19/05,
					 effective 6/19/05; 05-05-035 (Order 05-15), §
											220-56-315, filed 2/10/05,
					 effective 5/1/05; 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), §
											220-56-315, filed 3/4/04,
					 effective 5/1/04; 02-19-014 (Order 02-224), §
											220-56-315, filed 9/6/02,
					 effective 10/7/02; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), §
											220-56-315, filed 3/29/02,
					 effective 5/1/02; 01-07-024 (Order 01-39), §
											220-56-315, filed 3/14/01,
					 effective 4/14/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038
					 (Order 00-29), §
											220-56-315, filed 3/29/00,
					 effective 5/1/00; 98-06-031, §
											220-56-315, filed 2/26/98,
					 effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 94-14-069, §
											220-56-315, filed 7/1/94,
					 effective 8/1/94; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), §
											220-56-315, filed 3/31/93,
					 effective 5/1/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), §
											220-56-315, filed 5/12/92,
					 effective 6/12/92; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), §
											220-56-315, filed 3/16/89;
					 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), §
											220-56-315, filed 2/17/81,
					 effective 4/1/81; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), §
											220-56-315, filed 2/27/80,
					 effective 4/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-330 - Personal-use shellfish › Section 220-330-120 - Clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, squid, octopus-Gear and gear-related unlawful acts

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It is unlawful to take, dig for, fish for, or possess clams,
				  oysters, mussels, scallops, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, squid, or octopus for
				  personal use, except using gear outlined in the following subsections:
(1)
Clams
(excluding razor clams
				and geoducks)
:
By hand or with hand-operated forks, picks,
				mattocks, rakes and shovels.
(2)
Razor clams:
By hand, shovels or with cylindrical cans, tubes or
				hinged digging devices. The opening of tubes or cans must be either circular or
				elliptical with the circular can/tube having a minimum outside diameter of 4
				inches and the elliptical can/tube having a minimum dimension of 4 inches long
				and 3 inches wide outside diameter. The hinged digging device when opened in a
				cylindrical position, must have a minimum outside diameter of 4 inches at the
				bottom.
(3)
Geoducks:
(a) By hand or with nonmechanized
				hand-operated forks, picks, mattocks, rakes, and shovels and a cylindrical can
				or tube not exceeding 24 inches in diameter may be used to dig
				geoduck.
(b) It is unlawful for any
				person digging clams, other than razor clams, for personal use to fail to fill
				in holes created during the digging operation. Beach terrain must be returned
				to its approximate original condition by the clam diggers immediately after
				harvest.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-330 - Personal-use shellfish › Section 220-330-130 - Oysters and scallops - Gear

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 06-09-021 (Order 06-67), §
											220-56-375, filed 4/11/06,
					 effective 5/12/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53),
					 §
											220-56-375, filed 3/19/97,
					 effective 5/1/97; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), §
											220-56-375, filed 2/27/80,
					 effective 4/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-330 - Personal-use shellfish › Section 220-330-150 - Oysters and clams on private tidelands-Personal use

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Provisions of this chapter do not apply where oysters, clams
				  (excluding razor clams), or mussels, are taken or possessed for personal use
				  only, by private tideland owners and lessees and immediate family members of
				  the owners or lessees of state tidelands, from their own private
				  tidelands.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-330 - Personal-use shellfish › Section 220-330-160 - Razor clams - Areas and seasons

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(1) The following areas are defined as razor
				clam areas:
(a) "Razor Clam Area 1" includes
				the tidelands and waters of the Pacific Ocean and Willapa Bay between Cape
				Disappointment and Toke Point, not including the beaches within the Shoalwater
				Bay Indian Reservation or those tide-lands and waters within the boundaries of
				Razor Clam Area 2;
(b) "Razor Clam
				Area 2" includes the tidelands and waters of the detached sand spits at the
				entrance to Willapa Bay west of Ellen Sands, north of the tip of Leadbetter
				Point and south of the Willapa Bay Ship Channel;
(c) "Razor Clam Area 3" includes the
				tidelands and waters of the Pacific Ocean, Willapa Bay, and Grays Harbor from
				Toke Point west and north to the westernmost point of the jetty at the end of
				Point Brown, not including the beaches within the Shoalwater Bay Indian
				Reservation;
(d) "Razor Clam Area
				4" includes the tidelands and waters of the Pacific Ocean from the westernmost
				point of the jetty at the end of Point Brown north to the Copalis
				River;
(e) "Razor Clam Area 5"
				includes the tidelands and waters of the Pacific Ocean from the Copalis River
				north to the southern boundary of the Quinault Indian Reservation;
(f) "Razor Clam Area 6" includes the
				tidelands and waters of the Pacific Ocean from the northern boundary of the
				Quinault Indian Reservation north to Brown's Point (in the Kalaloch area of
				Jefferson County);
(g) "Razor Clam
				Area 7" includes the tidelands and waters of the Pacific Ocean from Brown's
				Point (in the Kalaloch area of Jefferson County) north to the Bonilla-Tatoosh
				line at Cape Flattery, not including those beaches that fall within the
				boundaries of an Indian reservation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-330 - Personal-use shellfish › Section 220-330-170 - Razor clams - Unlawful acts

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(1) It
				is unlawful to return any razor clams to the beach or water regardless of size
				or condition, and all razor clams taken for personal use must be retained by
				the digger as a part of his or her daily limit.
(2) It is unlawful to drive or operate any
				motor-propelled vehicle, land any airplane, or ride or lead any horse on the
				razor clam beds of the state of Washington, as defined in WAC
				220-320-030.
(3) A violation of
				this section is an infraction, punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.160.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-330 - Personal-use shellfish › Section 220-330-180 - Squid, octopus

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  77.04.012 and
				  77.12.047. WSR 13-19-007 (Order
				  13-221), §
										220-56-390, filed 9/5/13,
				  effective 10/6/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  77.12.047. WSR 06-09-021 (Order 06-67),
				  §
										220-56-390, filed 4/11/06,
				  effective 5/12/06; WSR 04-17-098 (Order 04-218), §
										220-56-390, filed 8/17/04,
				  effective 9/17/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. WSR 95-04-066 (Order
				  95-10), §
										220-56-390, filed 1/30/95,
				  effective 5/1/95; WSR 94-14-069, §
										220-56-390, filed 7/1/94,
				  effective 8/1/94; WSR 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), §
										220-56-390, filed 3/31/93,
				  effective 5/1/93; WSR 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), §
										220-56-390, filed 3/17/83; WSR
				  82-07-047 (Order 82-19), §
										220-56-390, filed 3/18/82; WSR
				  80-03-064 (Order 80-12), §
										220-56-390, filed 2/27/80,
				  effective 4/1/80. WSR 13-18-003, §
										220-56-390, filed 8/21/2013,
				  effective 9/21/2013
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › GENERAL RULES › Section 220-340-010 - Shellfish - Geographical definitions

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(1) "Puget Sound" means Marine Fish-Shellfish
				  Management and Catch Reporting Areas 20A, 20B, 21A, 21B, 22A, 22B, 23A, 23B,
				  23C, 23D, 24A, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C, 25D, 25E, 26A, 26B, 26C, 26D, 27A, 27B,
				  27C, 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D, and 29.
(2) "Grays Harbor" means Marine
				  Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area 60B.
(3) "Willapa Harbor" means Marine
				  Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area 60C.
(4) "Columbia River" means Marine
				  Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area 60D.
(5) "Coastal Waters" means Marine
				  Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas 58B, 59A-1, 59A-2, 59B,
				  60A-1, and 60A-2.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.12.047. 07-10-090 (Order 07-68), §
												220-52-001, filed 5/1/07,
						effective 6/1/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 84-08-014 (Order 84-24),
						§
												220-52-001, filed
						3/27/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › GENERAL RULES › Section 220-340-020 - Shellfish-Unlawful acts-Commercial

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(1) It
				  is unlawful to take oysters or clams for commercial purposes from tide-lands
				  reserved for public use unless authorized by a permit issued by the
				  director.
(2) It is unlawful to
				  take shellfish for commercial purposes from state oyster reserves without
				  permission of the director. Licensing: An oyster reserve fishery license is the
				  license required to take shellfish for commercial purposes from state oyster
				  reserves.
(3) All geoduck, sea
				  cucumber, sea urchin, scallop, and mechanical clam harvester vessels shall be
				  issued a harvester number. This number must be placed in a visible location on
				  each side of the vessel and on the top of the cabin or deck awning to be
				  visible from the air. A sign board or banner arranged so the numbers can be
				  seen at all times from directly overhead may be substituted if the vessel does
				  not have a fixed roof. The numbers must be black on a white background, at
				  least 18 inches high, and of a stroke width of 1/6 the height of the
				  characters.
(4) It shall be
				  unlawful for a commercial clam digger to harvest clams from intertidal ground
				  without having on his person a signed authorization from the registered clam
				  farmer for whom he is harvesting. The digger will also be required to have
				  suitable personal identification with him when engaged in clam harvesting. The
				  authorization from the registered clam farmer must be legible, dated and must
				  contain the date on which the authorization expires, provided that in no
				  instance may the authorization go beyond the end of any calendar year. The
				  authorization must additionally contain the name of each bay or area where the
				  registered clam farmer has owned or leased ground from which the named clam
				  digger is authorized to harvest.
(5) It is unlawful to fish for or possess
				  ghost or mud shrimp taken for commercial purposes unless authorized by a permit
				  issued by the director.
Licensing: A burrowing shrimp fishery license is the
					 license required to take ghost or mud shrimp for commercial purposes.
(6) It is unlawful to set any
				  shellfish pot gear such that the pot is not covered by water at all tide
				  levels.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › GENERAL RULES › Section 220-340-030 - Shellfish harvest logs

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(1)
Logbook
				  requirement:
It is unlawful for any vessel operator engaged in the
				  commercial harvest of crawfish, sea cucumber, sea urchin, scallop, shrimp, or
				  squid to fail to obtain and accurately and completely maintain the appropriate
				  harvest log available from the Washington department of fish and wildlife. It
				  is unlawful for any license holder engaged in commercial sand shrimp fishing or
				  operator of mechanical clam digging device to fail to obtain and accurately and
				  completely maintain the appropriate harvest log available from the Washington
				  department of fish and wildlife.
(2)
Logbook maintenance:
It is
				  unlawful for any harvest vessel operator or license holder engaged in harvest
				  as described in subsection (1) of this section, to fail to maintain the
				  required harvest log: Aboard the vessel; at the harvest site; when crawfish,
				  sea cucumbers, sea urchins, shrimp, squid, scallops, clams, or sand shrimp are
				  aboard during transit of a harvest vessel, or are in possession of the license
				  holder.
(3)
Logbook
				  submission and retention:
It is unlawful for the vessel operator or
				  license holder, engaged in harvest as described in subsection (1) of this
				  section, to fail to submit harvest logs for inspection upon request by
				  department of fish and wildlife officers or authorized employees.
(4) It is unlawful for any vessel operator or
				  license holder, engaged in harvest as described in subsection (1) of this
				  section, to fail to comply with the following methods of logbook submittal and
				  time frames related to harvest logbook submittal:
(a) Completed harvest logs for crawfish,
				  coastal ocean pink shrimp, sea cucumber, sea urchin, scallop, Puget Sound
				  shrimp pot and trawl, and squid must be received by the department within 10
				  days following any calendar month in which fishing occurred; however, vessel
				  operators or license holders may submit logs directly to authorized department
				  employees.
(b) Vessel operators or
				  license holders responsible for submitting logs to the department, as described
				  in subsection (1) of this section, must maintain a copy of all submitted logs
				  for a period of three years following the harvest activity. Copies of harvest
				  logs, which are required to be maintained, must be available for inspection
				  upon request by department of fish and wildlife officers and authorized
				  employees.
(c) Original harvest
				  logs must be maintained and submitted in ascending consecutive order of the log
				  serial number.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › GENERAL RULES › Section 220-340-040 - Sale of commercially caught shellfish

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It shall be unlawful for any person commercially fishing
					 for shellfish in Washington state waters or delivering shellfish into a
					 Washington state port that were taken in offshore waters to retain for personal
					 use more than the equivalent of one daily sport bag limit for the area being
					 fished. All shellfish taken under commercial license must be recorded on state
					 of Washington fish receiving tickets.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 93-17-021 (Order
						93-77), §
												220-20-026, filed 8/10/93,
						effective 9/10/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › GENERAL RULES › Section 220-340-050 - Shellfish - Import

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It shall be unlawful to import, ship or otherwise cause
					 live shellfish of any kind or form or associated pest, predators or disease
					 organisms, to be introduced into the waters of the state of Washington without
					 first obtaining written permission from the director or the director's
					 authorized agent. The permit shall accompany the shellfish during transit and
					 at the point of introduction. It shall be unlawful for the permit holder to
					 fail to comply with all terms, conditions and provisions of the permit or to
					 perform any act in connection with the permit that is not specifically
					 authorized in the permit. The permit may specify department inspections and
					 transfer conditions for the import.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-08-078 (Order
						97-56), §
												220-20-038, filed 4/2/97,
						effective 5/3/97; 80-13-064 (Order 80-123), §
												220-20-038, filed
						9/17/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › GENERAL RULES › Section 220-340-060 - Commercial shellfish pot gear-Escape mechanism required

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It is unlawful to fish for or possess crab, shrimp, or
					 crawfish taken for commercial purposes with shellfish pot gear unless the gear
					 allows for escapement using at least one of the following methods:
(1) Attachment of pot lid hooks or tiedown
				  straps with a single strand or loop of untreated cotton twine, hemp, jute, or
				  sisal no larger than thread size 120 so that the pot lid will open freely if
				  the twine or fiber is broken. It is permissible to use a single strand of
				  cotton twine or hemp, jute, or sisal tied together at the ends so that it can
				  be looped between the tie down straps and the lid hook to connect them
				  together.
(2) Providing an opening
				  in the pot mesh no less than three inches by five inches and laced or sewn
				  closed with one single strand of untreated cotton twine, hemp, jute, or sisal
				  no larger than thread size 120. The single strand of twine or fiber may not be
				  wrapped multiple times or doubled in any way when lacing or sewing the wire
				  mesh closed. The opening must be located within the top half of the pot and be
				  unimpeded by the entry tunnels, bait boxes, or any other structures or
				  materials.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.04.012 and
						77.12.047. 11-09-072 (Order
						11-72), §
												220-52-035, filed 4/19/11,
						effective 5/20/11. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.12.047. 06-07-044 (Order 06-38), §
												220-52-035, filed 3/9/06,
						effective 4/9/06; 03-16-097 (Order 03-180), §
												220-52-035, filed 8/6/03,
						effective 9/6/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 87-23-006 (Order 87-187),
						§
												220-52-035, filed
						11/6/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › GENERAL RULES › Section 220-340-070 - Commercial geoduck harvest-Geoduck diver license application and issuance process

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(1) The
				  following information is required to apply for or renew a geoduck diver
				  license:
(a) A complete, legible, and signed
				  application form;
(b) The
				  application and license fees as provided in
				  RCW
				  77.65.440;
(i) Applicants renewing a geoduck diver
				  license must submit the completed application, application fee and license fee
				  by December 31;
(ii) New geoduck
				  diver license applicants and renewing applicants who missed the December 31
				  deadline must submit the completed application and only the application fee by
				  January 10. The license fee will be required within forty-eight hours if the
				  individual is selected.
(c) Completion of the department of natural
				  resources (DNR) geoduck diver safety program to be verified by the department
				  of fish and wildlife (DFW) with DNR;
(d) All applicants must be on a DNR geoduck
				  harvest agreement plan of operation during the applicable current calendar year
				  and be verified by the department with DNR on an annual basis; and
(e) The department will not consider
				  incomplete applications for a geoduck diver license.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CLAMS AND OYSTERS › Section 220-340-110 - Clams - Commercial harvest

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It shall be unlawful to take, dig for or possess clams
					 except razor clams, cockles, borers or mussels taken for commercial purposes
					 from the tidelands of the state of Washington except from registered
					 aquaculture farms or from nonstate tidelands under a nonstate lands commercial
					 wild clam, mussel and oyster trial fishery permit.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.12.047. 06-17-058 (Order 06-200), §
												220-52-020, filed 8/10/06,
						effective 9/10/06; 06-04-015 (Order 06-08), §
												220-52-020, filed 1/22/06,
						effective 2/22/06; 03-16-099 (Order 03-176), §
												220-52-020, filed 8/6/03,
						effective 9/6/03; 01-02-059 (Order 00-264), §
												220-52-020, filed 12/29/00,
						effective 1/29/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 94-12-009 (Order 94-23),
						§
												220-52-020, filed 5/19/94,
						effective 6/19/94; 91-10-024 (Order 91-22), §
												220-52-020, filed 4/23/91,
						effective 5/24/91; 84-08-014 (Order 84-24), §
												220-52-020, filed 3/27/84; Order
						807, §
												220-52-020, filed 1/2/69,
						effective 2/1/69; subsections 1 and 2 from Order 679, filed 4/20/66;
						subsections 1, 1a, 2 from Orders 351 and 256, filed 3/1/60; subsection 1b from
						Order 605, filed 4/21/64; Orders 443 and 256, filed
						3/1/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CLAMS AND OYSTERS › Section 220-340-120 - Clams - Coastal - Seasons and areas

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(1)
(a) It
				  shall be lawful to take, dig for or possess clams, cockles, borers and mussels
				  taken for commercial purposes, not including razor clams, from the tidelands of
				  registered aquaculture farms in Grays Harbor and Willapa Harbor the entire
				  year.
(b) Licensing: No fishery
				  license is required to retain clams taken from registered aquaculture farms but
				  registration is required prior to commercial harvest.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CLAMS AND OYSTERS › Section 220-340-130 - Oyster drill restricted shellfish areas-Puget Sound

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All waters, tidelands, shellfish handling facilities and
					 equipment (including aquaculture vehicles and vessels) operated in conjunction
					 with said waters and tidelands of Puget Sound within the following areas are
					 designated as Oyster Drill Restricted Shellfish Areas:
(1) Dungeness Bay-Inside and bounded westerly
				  of a line projected from the most easterly tip of Dungeness Spit true-south to
				  the mainland.
(2) Drayton
				  Harbor-Inside and southerly of a line projected from the north most tip of
				  Semiahmoo Spit to where the International Boundary line intersects the
				  mainland.
(3) Lummi Bay-Inside the
				  Lummi Dike and inside and bounded by a line projected from 48.7756°,
				  -122.6667°; thence to 48.7653°, -122.6667°; thence to 48.7653°,
				  -122.6533°; then following the shoreline northerly to the point of
				  origin.
(4) Samish Bay-Inside and
				  easterly of a line starting at the most westerly tip of Governor's Point and
				  projected in a southerly direction to the most westerly tip of William Point on
				  Samish Island.
(5) Padilla
				  Bay-Easterly (including the Swinomish Channel) of a line starting at the most
				  westerly tip of William Point on Samish Island and projected southerly to the
				  most northerly tip of March Point on Fidalgo Island.
(6) Similk and Skagit Bays-Northerly of a
				  line projected across Skagit Bay following latitude 48.333° (48°20'N)
				  and easterly of the Deception Pass bridge.
(7) Liberty Bay-Inside and westerly of a line
				  projected true south from the most southerly point on the Lemolo shoreline,
				  near the powerline tower.
(8) Dyes
				  Inlet-Inside and northerly of a line projected true east from the most
				  northerly tip of Rocky Point to the mainland.
(9) Carr Inlet-
(a) Burley Lagoon-Inside and northerly of the
				  Purdy bridge.
(b) Minter
				  Creek-Inside and westerly of a line projected from the west shore of Carr Inlet
				  at -122.6833° longitude true south to 47.3500° latitude, then true west
				  to shore.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CLAMS AND OYSTERS › Section 220-340-140 - Oyster drill restricted shellfish areas - Willapa

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All waters, tidelands, shellfish handling facilities and
					 equipment (including aquaculture vehicles and vessels) operated in conjunction
					 with said waters and tidelands of Willapa Bay inside and easterly of a line
					 projected from the most northern tip of Leadbetter Point true north to Cape
					 Shoalwater.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.12.047. 03-10-041 (Order 03-86), §
												220-72-015, filed 4/30/03,
						effective 5/31/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-08-078 (Order 97-56),
						§
												220-72-015, filed 4/2/97,
						effective 5/3/97.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CLAMS AND OYSTERS › Section 220-340-150 - Unlawful acts - Permit required

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(1) It shall be unlawful to transfer
				  shellfish, shellfish aquaculture products (including oyster seed, cultch and
				  shell), aquaculture equipment (including aquaculture vehicles and vessels) or
				  any marine organisms adversely affecting shellfish without first obtaining
				  written permission from the director of fish and wildlife or the director's
				  authorized agent except for market ready shellfish as provided for in this
				  subsection and except for shellfish seed transferred under a shellfish health
				  agreement as provided for in subsection (3) of this section. Such written
				  permit must be affixed to or otherwise accompany the conveyance. Where regular
				  and reoccurring transfers take place, a permit may be issued on an annual
				  basis. Shellfish which are market ready, intended for immediate human
				  consumption, and which will not be placed into or come in contact with state
				  waters may be transferred without a department permit. Failure to obtain a
				  permit or failure to affix the permit or to have the permit accompany the
				  conveyance is punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.350.
(2) Permits will be approved with conditions
				  or denied based on the shellfish disease or pest transfer risk. Existing
				  permits may be revoked, suspended or modified upon a finding of an aquatic
				  disease or pest or upon determination of violation of the conditions of a
				  permit. In the event of revocation, suspension or denial of a permit, the
				  affected party may appeal through the Administrative Procedure Act. A suspended
				  or revoked permit will remain suspended or revoked during the appeal process.
				  It is unlawful to make any transfer requiring a permit under subsection (1) of
				  this section if a permit has been revoked or suspended. Violation of this
				  subsection is punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.350.
(3) When shellfish health agreements have
				  been made by memoranda of agreement between WDFW and companies which operate
				  shellfish hatcheries, the company may be authorized to transfer shellfish seed
				  to seed buyers without a transfer permit. Shellfish health agreements may be
				  revoked for cause. Shellfish health agreements will require submission of a
				  seed transfer report to the department on a quarterly basis and when requested
				  by authorized department personnel.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.12.047. 05-01-113 (Order 04-318), §
												220-72-076, filed 12/15/04,
						effective 1/15/05; 03-10-041 (Order 03-86), §
												220-72-076, filed 4/30/03,
						effective 5/31/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 99-10-061 (Order 99-60),
						§
												220-72-076, filed 5/3/99,
						effective 6/3/99; 97-08-078 (Order 97-56), §
												220-72-076, filed 4/2/97,
						effective 5/3/97; Order 847, §
												220-72-076, filed
						9/24/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CLAMS AND OYSTERS › Section 220-340-160 - Denman Island Disease prohibited area

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
An area where
Mikrocytos mackini
, the
					 causative agent of Denman Island Disease, has been confirmed with department
					 approved histological methods by a department approved shellfish pathologist or
					 reported in peer-reviewed scientific journal and accepted by the department.
					 All waters, tidelands, shellfish handling facilities and equipment (including
					 aquaculture vehicles and vessels) operated in conjunction with said waters and
					 tidelands within the following areas are designated as Denman Island Disease
					 prohibited areas:
(1) Strait of Juan
				  de Fuca, Dungeness Bay -- inside and westerly of a line projected from the tip
				  of Dungeness Spit due south to the mainland.
(2) Orcas Island --
(a) Deer Harbor -- inside and northerly of a
				  line projected between Pole Pass Point and Steep Point.
(b) West Sound -- inside and northerly of a
				  line projected between Caldwell Point and the most southerly point of land west
				  of the community of Orcas.
(c) East
				  Sound -- inside and northerly of a line projected between Diamond Point and the
				  most southwesterly point on Orcas Island at Obstruction Pass.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › CLAMS AND OYSTERS › Section 220-340-170 - European green crab (Carcinus maenas) restricted shellfish area

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All waters, embayments, sloughs, tidelands, shellfish
					 handling facilities and equipment within the following are designated as
					 European Green Crab Restricted Shellfish Areas:
(1) Coastal waters: From west of a line
				  projected true north-south through Buoy 10 located between the north and south
				  jetties at the mouth of the Columbia River, northward to the Bonilla-Tatoosh
				  line as defined in WAC
				  220-300-360;
(2) Lower Columbia River: That area within
				  the state of Washington from the Astoria-Megler Bridge west to a line projected
				  true north-south through Buoy 10 located between the north and south jetties at
				  the mouth of the Columbia River.
(3) Willapa Bay: Easterly of a line projected
				  from the most northern tip of Leadbetter Point true north to Cape
				  Shoalwater.
(4) Grays Harbor:
				  Easterly of a line projected from the outermost end of the north jetty of Grays
				  Harbor to the outermost end of the south jetty of Grays Harbor.
(5) Puget Sound: All Washington waters
				  eastward from the Bonilla-Tatoosh line as defined in WAC
				  220-300-360 and southward from
				  the International Boundary at 49° north latitude to a line drawn between
				  Ta-la Point, Foulweather Bluff, and Double Bluff on Whidbey Island, excluding
				  the waters to the east of Whidbey Island (defined as all waters east of the
				  Deception Pass Bridge and north of a line from the southern tip of Possession
				  Point (47.9061°, -122.3846°) to the shipwreck located 0.8 nautical
				  miles north of Picnic Point (47.8931°, -122.3286°) on the opposite
				  shore).
(6) Hood Canal: South of a
				  line drawn between Foulweather Bluff and Tala Point.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.12.047. 03-10-041 (Order 03-86), §
												220-72-086, filed 4/30/03,
						effective 5/31/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › SALES FROM STATE SHELLFISH RESERVES › Section 220-340-200 - State oyster reserves sales - Notice for sales over 50 bushels

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(1) Sales of
				  oysters or clams from state oyster reserves in excess of 50 bushels must occur
				  by bid at public auction.
(2) The
				  department must publish notice of a sale of over 50 bushels of oysters or clams
				  from state oyster reserves in one newspaper of general circulation in the area
				  where the state oyster reserves sale will occur before the oyster reserves sale
				  may take place.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.12.047. 04-01-054 (Order 03-307), §
												220-60-010, filed 12/11/03,
						effective 1/11/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 85-24-045 (Order
						85-190), §
												220-60-010, filed 11/27/85; Order
						248, § 1, filed 3/1/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › SALES FROM STATE SHELLFISH RESERVES › Section 220-340-210 - Director to designate time and place of harvest from reserves

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All harvesting of oysters shall take place under the
					 supervision of the director or his authorized agent, and such harvesting shall
					 be accomplished only at such times and in such areas as may be specified in
					 writing by such authorized agent of the director, or by the
					 director.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 85-24-045 (Order
						85-190), §
												220-60-020, filed 11/27/85; Order
						1179, §
												220-60-020, filed 11/19/74; Order
						248, § 2, filed 3/1/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › SALES FROM STATE SHELLFISH RESERVES › Section 220-340-220 - State oyster reserves sales - Harvest and measuring loads

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(1) Oyster harvest from state reserves must
				  occur under the supervision of authorized department personnel. Harvest from
				  state reserves may only occur as specified in writing in the department
				  contract with the harvester.
(2)
				  Purchasers must contact department personnel to measure loads of oysters or
				  clams before leaving a state oyster reserve. It is unlawful for any scow,
				  dredge, or other conveyance containing oysters or clams to leave a state oyster
				  reserve unless department personnel grants permission to leave the
				  reserve.
(3) A violation of
				  subsection (1) or (2) of this section is a gross misdemeanor under RCW
				  77.15.560, Commercial fish, shellfish harvest or delivery-Failure to
				  report-Penalty.
Order 248, § 4, filed
						3/1/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › SALES FROM STATE SHELLFISH RESERVES › Section 220-340-230 - State oyster reserves sales - Invoices and payment

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(1) The department issues invoices for loads
				  of oysters or clams leaving state reserves in triplicate. Invoices must show
				  the number of bushels or pounds in each load of oysters or clams. The
				  department agent must retain a copy of the invoice, give one copy to the buyer,
				  and forward a copy to the department's central office.
(2) Purchasers of oysters or clams from state
				  oyster reserves must pay for purchases by bank draft or check payable to the
				  treasurer of the state of Washington. Purchasers must make payments to
				  authorized department personnel by the Friday of the week following the week
				  invoices are issued.
Order 1179, §
												220-60-050, filed 11/19/74; Order
						248, § 5, filed 3/1/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › SALES FROM STATE SHELLFISH RESERVES › Section 220-340-240 - State oyster reserves sales - Oyster growers' associations - Representative

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An organized oyster growers' association may, at the
					 association's expense, appoint a representative to be present during purchases
					 of oysters or clams from state oyster reserves. The representative will have
					 access to the department's boat and all records pertaining to those state
					 oyster reserves sales.
Order 248, § 6, filed
						3/1/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › SALES FROM STATE SHELLFISH RESERVES › Section 220-340-250 - State oyster reserves sales - Purchasers' licenses

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It is unlawful for purchasers of oysters
				  or clams from state oyster reserves to remove any oysters or clams from any
				  state oyster reserve without first obtaining an oyster reserve license from the
				  department as required by
				  RCW
				  77.65.260.
(2) A violation of this section is a gross
				  misdemeanor or class C felony under
				  RCW
				  77.15.500, Commercial fishing without a
				  license-Penalty, depending on the circumstances of the violation.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 85-24-045 (Order
						85-190), §
												220-60-070, filed 11/27/85; Order
						248, § 7, filed 3/1/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › SALES FROM STATE SHELLFISH RESERVES › Section 220-340-260 - State oyster reserves sales - Director may limit use of licenses

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The department may limit the number of bushels of oysters
					 or pounds of clams sold to an oyster reserve licensee. The department may also
					 limit the number of dredges operated by a licensee.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 85-24-045 (Order
						85-190), §
												220-60-080, filed 11/27/85; Order
						248, § 8, filed 3/1/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › SALES FROM STATE SHELLFISH RESERVES › Section 220-340-270 - State oyster reserves sales - Broodstock sale prices

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Sale of oysters from the state oyster
				  reserves to registered oyster farmers for broodstock purposes in amounts of 50
				  bushels or less may occur at a price established by the director that accounts
				  for costs associated with the sale. However, the director's established price
				  cannot be less than the average price paid at the most recent bid
				  sale.
(2) Sales of oysters for
				  broodstock purposes in amounts over 50 bushels must occur by bid at public
				  auction.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 85-24-045 (Order
						85-190), §
												220-60-090, filed 11/27/85; Order
						248, § 9, filed 3/1/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-340 - Commercial shellfish › SALES FROM STATE SHELLFISH RESERVES › Section 220-340-280 - Other unlawful conduct

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It is unlawful to violate any of the provisions of this
					 chapter.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 85-24-045 (Order
						85-190), §
												220-60-110, filed 11/27/85; Order
						248, § 11, filed 3/1/60.