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Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-170 - Charter stamps - Charter boat and guide operator issuance duties

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It is unlawful for a charter boat or guide operator to fail
				  to comply with the charter stamp validation requirements as provided for in
				  this section.
(1) Before any fishing
				commences, the charter boat or guide operator shall write the validation date
				across every charter stamp issued to a client in ink. The validation date is
				the first day on which a client may fish for, harvest or possess fish,
				shellfish, or seaweed.
(2)
(a) Each failure to validate a charter boat
				stamp is punishable as an infraction under
				RCW
				77.15.160, so long as the charter boat or
				guide operator has not committed prior infractions under this subsection in the
				same calendar year involving a cumulative stamp value of more than one hundred
				fifty dollars.
(b) Each failure to
				validate a charter boat stamp is punishable as a gross misdemeanor under
				RCW
				77.15.813 when the charter boat or guide
				operator has previously committed infractions under (a) of this subsection in
				the same calendar year involving a cumulative value of more than one hundred
				fifty dollars.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-180 - Duties of commercial purchasers and receivers (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.04.020,
					 77.12.045,
					 77.12.047, and 50 C.F.R. 660.
					 12-04-028 and 12-05-009 (Order 12-09 and 12-09A), §
											220-69-240, filed 1/26/12 and
					 2/3/12, effective 2/26/12 and 3/5/12. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 10-06-095 (Order 10-33), §
											220-69-240, filed 3/2/10,
					 effective 4/2/10; 07-23-001 (Order 07-278), §
											220-69-240, filed 11/7/07,
					 effective 12/8/07; 07-04-030, §
											220-69-240, filed 1/29/07,
					 effective 3/1/07; 06-08-078 (Order 06-59), §
											220-69-240, filed 4/3/06,
					 effective 5/4/06; 06-01-013 (Order 05-275), §
											220-69-240, filed 12/9/05,
					 effective 1/9/06; 04-17-096 (Order 04-210), §
											220-69-240, filed 8/17/04,
					 effective 9/17/04; 03-17-008 (Order 03-188), §
											220-69-240, filed 8/8/03,
					 effective 9/8/03; 03-05-064 (Order 03-28), §
											220-69-240, filed 2/18/03,
					 effective 3/21/03; 03-05-059 (Order 03-32), §
											220-69-240, filed 2/18/03,
					 effective 3/21/03; 01-07-015 (Order 01-32), §
											220-69-240, filed 3/13/01,
					 effective 4/13/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 00-01-145 (Order
					 99-221), §
											220-69-240, filed 12/20/99,
					 effective 1/20/00; 97-08-052 (Order 97-55), §
											220-69-240, filed 3/31/97,
					 effective 5/1/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.58.040. 86-19-043
					 (Order 86-102), §
											220-69-240, filed 9/12/86.
					 Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 85-11-020 (Order 85-43), §
											220-69-240, filed 5/10/85;
					 83-24-049 (Order 83-203), §
											220-69-240, filed 12/2/83;
					 82-17-040 (Order 82-105), §
											220-69-240, filed 8/13/82;
					 81-11-006 (Order 81-31), §
											220-69-240, filed 5/11/81; Order
					 77-14, §
											220-69-240, filed 4/15/77; Order
					 76-153, §
											220-69-240, filed
					 12/17/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-200 - Duties of commercial shellfish shuckers

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Every person shucking shellfish for resale, excluding
				  privately cultured aquatic products, is required to have a wholesale fish buyer
				  endorsement. It is unlawful for shellfish shuckers originally receiving
				  shellfish that are not private sector cultured aquatic products to fail to
				  completely, accurately, and legibly prepare a state of Washington shellfish
				  receiving ticket for each day's activities.
(1) Failure to be licensed under this section
				is punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.620.
(2) Failure to prepare a fish receiving
				ticket under this section is punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.630.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 04-17-096 (Order 04-210), §
											220-69-242, filed 8/17/04,
					 effective 9/17/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.58.040. 86-19-043
					 (Order 86-102), §
											220-69-242, filed 9/12/86.
					 Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 83-24-049 (Order 83-203), §
											220-69-242, filed 12/2/83; Order
					 76-153, §
											220-69-242, filed
					 12/17/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-210 - License cards

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Upon lawful application, a commercial fishery license in the
				  form of a license card will be issued by the department. The license card will
				  be designed for use with an approved mechanical imprinting device. The license
				  card will contain the licensee's name; license type and gear code; license
				  year; license number. Upon designating a vessel the license card will
				  additionally contain the vessel name for documented vessels; the state
				  registration number for undocumented vessels if state registration is required;
				  the department vessel registration number for vessels for which neither
				  documentation nor state registration is required; the primary operator and date
				  of birth; up to two alternate operators and date of birth for
				  each.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 04-17-096 (Order 04-210), §
											220-69-270, filed 8/17/04,
					 effective 9/17/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 94-01-001, §
											220-69-270, filed 12/1/93,
					 effective 1/1/94; 83-24-049 (Order 83-203), §
											220-69-270, filed 12/2/83; Order
					 76-153, §
											220-69-270, filed
					 12/17/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-220 - Wholesale fish buyer plates

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(1)
				Upon lawful application for a wholesale fish buyer's endorsement, a wholesale
				fish buyer's plate will be issued by the department for any receiver acting as
				or intending to act as an original receiver. The receiver's plate will be
				designed for use with an approved mechanical imprinting device and shall
				contain the wholesale fish buyer's name, wholesale fish buyer's endorsement
				number, year for which the endorsement is valid, and department wholesale fish
				buyer number.
(2) Upon lawful
				application for a wholesale fish buyer's license or a branch plant license, a
				wholesale fish buyer's plate will be issued by the department for any wholesale
				fish buyer acting or intending to act on the behalf of an original receiver.
				The wholesale fish buyer's plate will be designed for use with an approved
				mechanical imprinting device and shall contain the wholesale fish buyer's name,
				wholesale fish buyer's endorsement number, year for which the endorsement is
				valid, department wholesale fish buyer number, buyer name, and department buyer
				number.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 00-01-145 (Order
					 99-221), §
											220-69-271, filed 12/20/99,
					 effective 1/20/00; 80-05-093 (Order 80-27), §
											220-69-271, filed 5/2/80;
					 78-03-031 (Order 78-7), §
											220-69-271, filed 2/17/78; Order
					 76-153, §
											220-69-271, filed
					 12/17/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-230 - Commercial fish and shellfish transportation ticket

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(1) If fish or shellfish are transported from
				a vessel or catch site (if the fishery does not require a vessel) prior to
				completing a fish receiving ticket, the fisher must complete a commercial fish
				and shellfish transportation ticket as required by this section. The
				transportation ticket must accompany the fish or shellfish until the fish
				receiving ticket is completed. The purpose of this rule is to ensure catch
				accountability when fish or shellfish are transported by the fisher or his or
				her designee before a fish receiving ticket is required to be completed. Fish
				receiving ticket requirements under this chapter are still in effect.
(2) The fisher must complete the department
				provided transportation ticket with the following information:
(a) The name of the fisher who caught the
				fish or shellfish.
(b) The fisher's
				WDFW-issued vessel ID number.
(c)
				The signature of the fisher or additional operator.
(d) The name of the transporter.
(e) The catch area where the fish or
				shellfish were caught.
(f) The
				species of fish or shellfish being transported.
(g) The individual number or approximate
				pounds of fish or shellfish being transported, as required under WAC
				220-352-040.
(h) The date(s) the fish or shellfish were
				harvested.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-240 - Annual production report

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There is hereby created a state of Washington annual
				  production report form to be prepared, printed, and distributed annually by the
				  department to all fish dealers, canners, custom canners, and by-product
				  manufacturers. The annual production report shall be completed and returned to
				  the department not later than January 31 for the preceding year of business
				  activities.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 00-01-145 (Order
					 99-221), §
											220-69-290, filed 12/20/99,
					 effective 1/20/00; Order 76-153, §
											220-69-290, filed
					 12/17/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-245 - Reporting required of licensed food fish, game fish and combination fishing guides

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(1) Licensed
				food fish, game fish and combination fishing guides shall maintain a daily
				logbook of guiding activity to include:
(a)
				Guide name and license No. for the guide leading the trip;
(b) Date that fishing took place. For
				multiday trips, each day is considered a separate trip;
(c) Specific name of river, stream, or lake
				fished;
(d) Site code of site
				fished as referenced within a list provided to each guide. If multiple sites
				are fished on the same day, each site is considered a separate trip;
(e) Client, "comped angler" and crew current
				fishing license number (wild ID No.) for each person on board if required to
				have a license or catch record card. A comped angler is an angler that fishes
				without charge;
(f) Indicate if
				person was a crew member or if angler was "comped";
(g) Species kept or released. For salmon and
				steelhead specify origin (hatchery, wild) and life stage (adult,
				jack).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-250 - Sale under a limited fish seller endorsement

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Any holder of a limited fish seller endorsement selling fish
				  or shellfish taken by that fisher under the endorsement, must comply with the
				  requirements of this section.
(1)
(a) Before offering any fish or shellfish for
				retail sale under a limited fish seller endorsement, the fisher must complete a
				fish receiving ticket for all fish or shellfish aboard the harvesting vessel
				upon landing, unless meeting the exception under (b) of this
				subsection.
(b) If the fisher
				offers fish or shellfish for sale directly off the catcher vessel, the fisher
				may complete the ticket with an estimated number or weight. At the completion
				of the retail activity, the fisher must enter the actual number , weight, and
				sale price of the fish or shellfish that were sold at retail.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-260 - Commercial buying and processing of anadromous game fish or roe

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.04.012,
					 77.04.013,
					 77.04.055,
					 77.12.045, and
					 77.12.047. 13-02-043 (Order
					 12-290), §
											232-12-091, filed 12/21/12,
					 effective 1/21/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.32.211 and 77.12.040. 86-09-023
					 (Order 270), §
											232-12-091, filed 4/10/86.
					 Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 85-09-014 (Order 247), §
											232-12-091, filed 4/9/85;
					 81-12-029 (Order 165), §
											232-12-091, filed 6/1/81.
					 Formerly WAC 232-12-212.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-270 - Records for purchase and receipt of anadromous game fish and roe

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Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 81-12-029 (Order 165),
					 §
											232-12-094, filed 6/1/81.
					 Formerly WAC 232-12-213.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-280 - Transportation of anadromous game fish and roe

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(1) It is unlawful to ship or transport game
				fish and roe by a private or common carrier unless accompanied by an invoice
				that includes:
(a) The name and address of the
				consignor and consignee;
(b) The
				weight (in pounds) and number of anadromous game fish and skeins of roe in the
				shipment; and
(c) The date of the
				shipment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-290 - Unlawful acts

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Violation of rules contained in this chapter are punishable
				  as crimes under one or more statutes in chapter 77.15 RCW, including, but not
				  limited to,
				  RCW
				  77.15.280,
				  77.15.290,
				  77.15.620,
				  and
				  77.15.630;
				  and such rule violations may separately incur financial liability under
				  RCW
				  77.65.330 and
				  77.15.565.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-300 - Coastal groundfish and halibut Additional reporting requirements

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For deliveries from groundfish fisheries (as defined in 50
				  C.F.R., Part 660 and WAC
				  220-355-070
				  ), the original receiver must record:
(1) The legal gear code used to harvest each
				species on the fish receiving ticket line level if multiple gears were
				used.
(2)
(a) The federal limited entry permit
				authorizing participation in the limited entry portions of the groundfish
				fishery (50 C.F.R., Part 660) from which the delivery was made.
(b) For deliveries from the sablefish primary
				fishery (50 C.F.R., Part 660.231) involving cumulative limits from more than
				one permit, the pounds of sablefish must be enumerated by permit number using
				multiple lines on the fish receiving ticket form.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-305 - Coastal Dungeness crab-Additional reporting requirements

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Original receivers of Dungeness crab from the Pacific Ocean,
				  Coastal Washington, Grays Harbor, Willapa Harbor, and Columbia River waters
				  must enter the crab vessel hold inspection certificate number on all nontreaty
				  fish receiving tickets during the period specified in emergency regulations.
				  (WAC
				  220-352-035(3))
				  .
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-310 - Forage fish and mackerel-Additional reporting requirements

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(1) Fishers and receivers must ensure that
				forage fish harvests required to be reported as bait under WAC
				220-352-020(5)(b)
				are accurately reported on the same fish ticket as, and at the time of delivery
				of, the fish or shellfish harvested with the bait. For forage fish transferred
				from one vessel to another without monetary consideration, the harvest should
				be reported on the fish ticket of the fisher who received the bait.
(2) Operators of commercial fishing vessels
				distributing or transferring forage fish for monetary consideration from the
				nets or other holding devices under his or her control must either:
(a) Transfer the fish to a licensed wholesale
				fish buyer; or
(b) Possess a
				wholesale fish buyer endorsement and complete a fish receiving ticket to record
				the transaction.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-315 - Columbia River salmon, sturgeon, and smelt-Additional reporting requirements

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During any Columbia River fishery opening that is designated
				  by rule as "quick reporting required":
(1) An original receiver must report all
				purchases of salmon, sturgeon, or smelt made (wholesale buyer) or offered for
				retail sale (limited fish seller) on the previous calendar day.
(2) The report must include the following:
(a) The wholesale fish buyer or limited fish
				seller name and purchasing location;
(b) Date of purchase;
(c) Each fish receiving ticket number,
				including the first alphanumeric letter, used on the purchasing date;
				and
(d) The following catch data
				for each fish ticket used: The total number of days fished, gear, catch area,
				species, number, and total weight for each species purchased and all take home
				fish not purchased (wholesale fish buyer) or sold (limited fish
				seller).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-320 - Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay salmon and sturgeon-Additional reporting requirements

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During any Grays Harbor or Willapa Bay fishery opening that
				  is designated by rule as "quick reporting required":
(1) An original receiver must report all
				purchases of salmon and sturgeon made (wholesale buyer) or offered for retail
				sale (limited fish seller) on the previous calendar day.
(2) The report must include the following:
(a) The wholesale fish buyer or limited fish
				seller name and purchasing location;
(b) The date of purchase;
(c) Each fish receiving ticket number,
				including the first alphanumeric letter, used on the purchasing date;
				and
(d) The following catch data
				for each fish ticket used: The total number of days fished, gear, catch area,
				species, number, and total weight for each species purchased and all take home
				fish not purchased (wholesale fish buyer) or sold (limited fish
				seller).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-325 - Puget Sound salmon and sturgeon-Additional reporting requirements

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During any Puget Sound fishery opening that is designated as
				  "quick reporting required," per WAC
				  220-354-090:
(1) An original receiver must report all
				purchases of salmon and sturgeon made (wholesale buyer) or offered for retail
				sale (limited fish seller) on the previous calendar day.
(2) The report must include:
(a) The wholesale fish buyer or limited fish
				seller name and purchasing location;
(b) The date of purchase;
(c) Each fish receiving ticket number,
				including the first alphanumeric letter, used on the purchasing date;
				and
(d) The following catch data
				for each fish ticket used: The total number of days fished, gear, catch area,
				species, number, and total weight for each species purchased and all take home
				fish not purchased (wholesale fish buyer) or sold (limited fish
				seller).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-330 - Coastal salmon troll-Additional reporting requirements

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During any coastal troll fishery opening that is designated
				  by rule as "quick reporting required":
(1) An original receiver must report all
				purchases of salmon made (wholesale buyer) or offered for retail sale (limited
				fish seller) on the previous calendar day.
(2) The report must include:
(a) The wholesale fish buyer or limited fish
				seller name and purchasing location;
(b) The date of purchase;
(c) Each fish receiving ticket number,
				including the first alphanumeric letter, used on the purchasing date;
				and
(d) The following catch data
				for each fish ticket used: The total number of days fished, gear, catch area,
				species, number, and total weight for each species purchased and all take home
				fish not purchased (wholesale fish buyer) or sold (limited fish
				seller).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-335 - Puget Sound shrimp-Additional reporting requirements

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Harvesters, pot fishery
(1) License registration: Each fisher or
				alternate operator is required to report their intended catch area of harvest,
				target species (spot or nonspot shrimp), and the quantity of pounds that are
				being targeted prior to the deployment of any shrimp gear. Reports must be
				submitted via email or text to shrimp.report@dfw.wa.gov or via an electronic
				reporting system approved by the department.
(2) Quick reports: Daily catch must be
				reported to the department by 10:00 a.m. the day after the shrimp are
				harvested. Reports must be submitted via email or text to
				shrimp.report@dfw.wa.gov or via an electronic reporting system provided by the
				agency. Daily catch reports must include the following information as it is
				recorded on the fish receiving ticket:
(a)
				Fisher name, buyer name, and date of sale;
(b) Quantity of pounds landed per shrimp
				species;
(c) Catch area and date of
				harvest; and
(d) The entire
				alphanumeric fish ticket number, including the alphabetic prefix.
(e) A fisher who is the wholesale fish buyer
				or limited fish seller (the original receiver) may submit a quick report per
				provisions of this subsection to satisfy the requirements of this
				subsection.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-340 - Puget Sound crab-Additional reporting requirements

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(1)
License registration:
Puget Sound commercial crab license holders,
				or their designated alternate operators, must register which Crab Management
				Region to which gear will be deployed for each license they hold prior to the
				fishery opening date.
(a) Registrations must
				be updated when gear moves between areas.
(b) The department must be notified if gear
				is not going to be deployed for a period of 72 hours or longer.
(c) Registrations must be made by registering
				via the WDFW Puget Sound commercial crabbing web page or via email or text to
				crab.report@dfw.wa.gov.
(d) Reports
				must include the following information:
(i)
				Vessel operator name;
(ii) Vessel
				name and WDFW-issued vessel ID number;
(iii) Permit number(s) to be
				fished;
(iv) Crab Management Region
				to be fished;
(v) Gear deployment
				date.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-345 - Sea urchin and sea cucumber-Additional reporting requirements

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(1) Any wholesale
				dealer acting in the capacity of an original receiver and receiving sea urchins
				or sea cucumbers from nontreaty fishers must report to the department each
				day's purchases by 10:00 a.m. the following day.
(a) Reports must be made by phone to
				866-207-8223 or by text message or email to seaurchinreport@dfw.wa.gov for sea
				urchins or seacucumberreport@dfw.wa.gov for sea cucumbers.
(b) Reports must include, for each fish
				receiving ticket prepared:
(i) The wholesale
				fish buyer name, fisher name, date of sale, and the name of the port of
				landings; and
(ii) The fish
				receiving ticket number, including the first alphanumeric letter.
(c) For red sea urchins and green
				sea urchins, the report must specify the number of pounds received from each
				sea urchin district.
(d) For red
				sea urchins, green sea urchins, and sea cucumbers, the report must specify the
				number of pounds received from each Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch
				Reporting Area.
(e) For sea
				cucumbers, the report must specify whether the landings were delivered
				"whole-live" or "split-drained."
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-350 - Geoduck-Additional reporting requirements

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(1) A commercial geoduck license holder
				operating under a valid department of natural resources harvest agreement must
				be present at all times on each vessel commercially harvesting geoducks or if
				the vessel has harvested geoducks aboard.
(2) For each day's harvest of geoducks from
				each tract, the commercial geoduck license holder must completely, legibly and
				accurately enter the following information on a fish receiving ticket before
				leaving the department of natural resources geoduck harvest tract. This fish
				receiving ticket must accompany the harvested geoduck from the department of
				natural resources harvest tract to the point of delivery.
(a) In the "dealer's use" column, enter the
				number of cages of geoducks harvested.
(b) Enter the harvest vessel name, its
				Washington department of fish and wildlife identification number, and the date
				across the top of the fish receiving ticket directly below the tear
				strip.
(c) Enter the number of days
				fished, the appropriate option in the distance from shore column, and the
				Marine Fish-Shellfish Catch and Management Reporting Area and tract
				number.
(d) Species code, species
				description, and physical gear actually used.
(e) Sign the fish receiving ticket as the
				fisher.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-352 - Commercial fisheries-Fish receiving tickets, sales, commercial duties, and recordkeeping › Section 220-352-355 - Puget Sound scallop-Additional reporting requirements

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(1) Any wholesale dealer acting in the
				capacity of an original receiver and receiving scallops from nontreaty fishers
				must report to the department each day's purchases by 10:00 a.m. the following
				day.
(a) Reports must be made by text message
				or email to scallopreport@dfw.wa.gov.
(b) Reports must include, for each ticket
				prepared:
(i) The licensed fish buyer name,
				fisher name, date of landing, and the name of the port of landings;
(ii) The entire alphanumeric fish ticket
				number, including the alphabetic prefix;
(iii) The quantity of pounds received from
				each Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area; and
(iv) The number of pounds that will be
				transported to a Washington department of health approved wet storage facility,
				the location of the approved wet storage facility, and the name of the operator
				of the wet storage facility.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-353 - Commercial fisheries-General commercial fishery rules › Section 220-353-010 - General rules - Commercial fishery

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(1) It is unlawful for any person to possess
				any food fish or shellfish within the jurisdiction of the state of Washington,
				except in areas open to commercial fishing or where the possession of salmon or
				other food fish or shellfish for commercial purposes is permissible under state
				law or department rule.
(2) It is
				permissible to fish for, possess, process, and otherwise deal in food fish and
				fish offal or scrap for any purpose, except it is unlawful to use any of the
				following listed species for purposes other than human consumption or fishing
				bait:
Pacific halibut
(
Hippoglossus stenolepis
)
Pacific herring (except as prescribed in
						  WAC 220-356-110 )
(
Clupea harengus pallasi
)
Anchovy (except as provided for in WAC
						  220-358-070, 220-356-020, 220-356-030, 220-356-010 )
(
Engraulis mordax
)
Salmon Chinook
(
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
)
Coho
(
Oncorhynchus kisutch
)
Chum
(
Oncorhynchus keta
)
Pink
(
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
)
Sockeye
(
Oncorhynchus nerka
)
Masu
(
Oncorhynchus masu
)
Sardine
(
Sardinops sagax
)
(3)
				Violation of this section is punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.550, Violation of commercial fishing
				area or time Penalty.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-353 - Commercial fisheries-General commercial fishery rules › Section 220-353-020 - General gear rules-Commercial fishery

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(1)
(a)
				Commercial shellfish pot, bottom fish pot, set line and set net gear must be
				marked with a buoy that bears the department approved and registered buoy brand
				issued to the license in a visible and legible manner. It is unlawful for the
				owner or operator of any commercial food fish or shellfish gear to leave the
				gear unattended in state or offshore waters unless the gear is marked.
				Violation of this subsection is punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.520 or 77.15.522, depending on the
				circumstances of the violation.
(b)
				Exemptions may apply for commercial shellfish pot gear otherwise authorized for
				use by permit issued by the director.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-353 - Commercial fisheries-General commercial fishery rules › Section 220-353-040 - Gaffing and use of other body-penetrating devices - Commercial

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(1) It is unlawful
				to club, gaff, snag, snare, dip net, harass, spear, stone, or otherwise molest,
				injure, kill, destroy, or shoot with a firearm, crossbow, bow and arrow, or
				compressed air gun, any fish or shellfish or parts of fish or shellfish for
				commercial purposes, except: It is permissible to use a dip net, gaff, or club
				in the landing of food fish or shellfish. However, it is unlawful to use a fish
				pew, pitchfork, or any other instrument that penetrates the body of the fish or
				shellfish if the fish or shellfish will not be retained or are unlawful to
				possess.
(2) It is unlawful to
				possess fish or shellfish or parts of fish or shellfish taken using the
				unlawful methods described in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) It is unlawful under any circumstance to
				use a device that penetrates the body of a sturgeon whether the sturgeon is
				legal to retain or not.
(4)
				Violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor, punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.520 Commercial fishing -- Unlawful gear
				or methods -- Penalty.
(5) It is
				unlawful to attempt acts that violate this section. Violation of this
				subsection is punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.382, Unlawful recreational fishing in
				the second degree -- Penalty.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.04.012,
					 77.04.013,
					 77.04.055,
					 77.12.045, and
					 77.12.047. 13-03-153 (Order
					 13-16), §
											220-20-126, filed 1/23/13,
					 effective 2/23/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-353 - Commercial fisheries-General commercial fishery rules › Section 220-353-050 - Possession of food fish and shellfish-Identification-Commercial

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(1) It is unlawful
				to possess any food fish or shellfish in a condition where the species, length,
				weight, or sex cannot be determined if a species, species group or category,
				length, weight, or sex limit is prescribed for that species on a vessel
				engaging in commercial fishing or that has commercially caught fish aboard,
				except:
(a) It is permissible to possess fish
				or shellfish legally taken for commercial purposes, landed, and properly
				accounted for on a completed fish receiving ticket;
(b) It is permissible to possess, transport
				through the waters of the state, or land dressed sablefish;
(c) It is permissible to possess, transport
				through the waters of the Pacific Ocean, or land dressed salmon caught during a
				legal commercial salmon troll fishery, provided that frozen dressed Chinook
				salmon are 21 1/2 inches or more in length and frozen dressed coho salmon are
				12 inches or more in length, measured from the midpoint of the clavicle arch to
				the fork of the tail;
(d) It is
				permissible to possess, transport through the waters of the Pacific Ocean, or
				land dressed halibut if allowed by International Pacific Halibut Commission
				(IPHC) rules and such fish meet any IPHC size requirements so long as halibut
				is landed with the heads still attached;
(e) It is permissible to possess, transport
				through the waters of the Pacific Ocean, or land dressed lingcod when taken
				during a lawful commercial fishery; and
(f) It is permissible to possess, transport
				through the waters of the Pacific Ocean, or land dressed rockfish if authorized
				by a permit issued by the director and in accordance with the permit's terms
				and conditions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-353 - Commercial fisheries-General commercial fishery rules › Section 220-353-060 - Possession of a net aboard a vessel - Commercial fishery

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(1) It is unlawful in any area to use,
				operate, or carry aboard a commercial fishing vessel a licensed net or
				combination of such nets, whether fished singly or separately, in excess of the
				maximum size or length permissible for a single net in that area, except as
				otherwise provided by department rule.
(2) Violation of this section is punishable
				under RCW
				77.15.520, Commercial fishing -- Unlawful
				gear or methods -- Penalty.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.04.012,
					 77.04.013,
					 77.04.055,
					 77.12.045, and
					 77.12.047. 13-03-153 (Order
					 13-16), §
											220-20-122, filed 1/23/13,
					 effective 2/23/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-353 - Commercial fisheries-General commercial fishery rules › Section 220-353-070 - Placing commercial gear in closed waters - Unlawful

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(1) It is unlawful to place any commercial
				food fish or shellfish gear in any waters closed to commercial fishing, except
				reef nets, brush weirs, or gear tested in accordance with WAC 220-353-080 and
				under department supervision.
(2)
				It is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess food fish with any type of
				commercial fishing gear in the waters of Carr Inlet north of north latitude
				47°20', from August 15 through November 30, except as provided in chapter
				220-354 WAC.
(3) Violation of this
				section is punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.520 or
				77.15.550.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-353 - Commercial fisheries-General commercial fishery rules › Section 220-353-080 - Testing commercial fishing gear

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(1) It is unlawful to test commercial fishing
				gear, except as follows:
(a) Bellingham Bay -
				Inside and northerly of a line from Governor's Point to the south tip of Eliza
				Island to Point Frances, in waters 10 fathoms and deeper.
(b) Boundary Bay - North of a line from Birch
				Point to Point Roberts, and south of the international boundary, in waters 10
				fathoms and deeper during times not under control of the Pacific Salmon
				Commission.
(c) San Juan Channel -
				Within a 1-mile radius of Point Caution during times not under control of the
				Pacific Salmon Commission.
(d) Port
				Angeles - Inside and westerly of a line projected from the east tip of Ediz
				Hook through buoy C "1" to the mainland.
(e) Port Gardner - Within a 2-mile radius of
				the entrance to Everett breakwater, in waters 10 fathoms and deeper.
(f) Central Puget Sound - Between lines from
				Meadow Point to Point Monroe, and Skiff Point to West Point, in waters 50
				fathoms and deeper.
(g) East Pass -
				Between lines from Point Robinson true east to the mainland, and from Dash
				Point to Point Piner, in waters 50 fathoms and deeper.
(h) Port Townsend - Westerly of a line from
				the Coast Guard station in Port Townsend to Walan Point to Kala Point, in
				waters 10 fathoms and deeper.
(i)
				All tows or sets are limited to 20 minutes, exclusive of setting and retrieving
				time.
(j) All testing must only
				occur between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
(k) Cod ends of trawl nets must be left open,
				all hooks of set line gear must be unbaited, and no lures or baited hooks may
				be used with jig or troll gear.
(l)
				All incidentally caught fish and shellfish must be returned to the waters
				immediately. It is unlawful to retain fish or shellfish aboard the vessel at
				any time during a gear test operation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-353 - Commercial fisheries-General commercial fishery rules › Section 220-353-090 - Unlawful sale of food fish and shellfish

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In order to prevent the sale of food fish or shellfish taken
				  under personal-use fishing regulations, it shall be unlawful to sell, or offer
				  for sale or purchase, or offer to purchase, any food fish or shellfish unless
				  taken with lawful commercial gear, in an area open to commercial fishing for
				  that species, and the fisherman has in his possession at the time of sale a
				  valid commercial fishing license.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 81-02-053 (Order 81-3),
					 §
											220-20-012, filed 1/7/81;
					 79-11-069 (Order 79-111), §
											220-20-012, filed
					 10/18/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-353 - Commercial fisheries-General commercial fishery rules › Section 220-353-100 - Unlawful possession and sale of unclassified marine invertebrates

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(1) It is unlawful
				to deliver krill taken for commercial purposes from state or offshore waters
				into Washington state, and it is unlawful to possess krill taken for commercial
				purposes. Violation of this subsection is punishable under RCW
				77.15.-240.
(2) It is unlawful to
				traffic in krill. Violation of this subsection is punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.260.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-353 - Commercial fisheries-General commercial fishery rules › Section 220-353-110 - Sale of commercially caught sturgeon, bottomfish and halibut

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(1) It is unlawful
				for any person while engaged in commercial fishing for sturgeon, bottomfish or
				halibut to:
(a) Keep sturgeon smaller or
				greater than the size limits provided for in WAC
				220-353-030, keep more than one
				sturgeon for personal use, or keep more than the equivalent of one daily limit
				of sport caught bottomfish for personal use. Any lingcod to be retained for
				personal use taken east of the mouth of the Sekiu River must be greater than 26
				inches in length and may not exceed 40 inches in length. All commercially taken
				sturgeon, bottomfish, and halibut retained for personal use must be recorded on
				fish receiving tickets.
(b) Sell
				any sturgeon, bottomfish, or halibut taken under such license to anyone other
				than a wholesale fish buyer within or outside the state of Washing-ton may sell
				to individuals or corporations other than licensed fish dealers.
(c) Remove from the body cavity of the
				sturgeon any eggs or roe prior to the time the sturgeon is sold to a wholesale
				fish buyer.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-353 - Commercial fisheries-General commercial fishery rules › Section 220-353-120 - Requirement to provide sales documents

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It is unlawful for anyone acting in the capacity of a
				  wholesale fish buyer or limited fish seller to fail to submit for inspection
				  any state of Washington fish receiving tickets or sales documents upon demand
				  of a fish and wildlife officer. Violation of this section is a gross
				  misdemeanor, punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.640(1)(d).
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047 and
					 77.04.020. 08-21-019 (Order
					 08-260), §
											220-20-019, filed 10/6/08,
					 effective 11/6/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 82-17-040 (Order
					 82-105), §
											220-20-019, filed
					 8/13/82.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-353 - Commercial fisheries-General commercial fishery rules › Section 220-353-130 - Live fish - Import and transfer

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(1) It is unlawful for any person, group,
				corporation, association, or government entity to import into, transport,
				transfer, sell, or possess within the state of Washington live fish and/or the
				viable sexual products of fish without first obtaining a permit to do so from
				the director. The only exceptions to the permit requirement are for aquarium
				fish, game fish, indigenous marine baitfish, indigenous hagfish species and
				mosquito fish (genus
Gambusia
). The exception for mosquito
				fish applies only when used by agencies authorized by chapter 17.28 RCW. The
				permit must accompany the fish and/or sexual products at all times within the
				state of Washington and must be presented to department employees on
				demand.
(2) For any permit issued
				under subsection (1) of this section, the director may impose conditions as
				necessary to ensure the protection of food fish populations from infectious,
				contagious, or communicable diseases and pests.
(3) It is unlawful to violate the terms and
				conditions imposed on any permit issued under subsection (1) of this section.
				In addition to penalties provided by law, violation of the permit terms and
				conditions may result in the suspension and/or revocation of the
				permit.
(4) A violation of this
				section is punishable under RCW 77.15.253,
				77.15.290, or
				77.15.750, depending on the
				species, value of the species, and the circumstances underlying the
				violation.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.04.012,
					 77.04.013,
					 77.04.055,
					 77.12.045, and
					 77.12.047. 13-02-043 (Order
					 12-290), §
											220-20-039, filed 12/21/12,
					 effective 1/21/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 82-17-040 (Order
					 82-105), §
											220-20-039, filed
					 8/13/82.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-353 - Commercial fisheries-General commercial fishery rules › Section 220-353-140 - Salmon angling unlawful from commercial vessels

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It shall be unlawful to take, fish for or possess salmon for
				  personal use by angling from any vessel engaged in any type of commercial
				  fishing or having commercially caught food fish aboard.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 80-03-064 (Order
					 80-12), §
											220-56-200, filed 2/27/80,
					 effective 4/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-010 - Lawful and unlawful acts - Salmon

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(1) It is unlawful to operate in any river,
				stream or channel any gillnet gear longer than three-fourths the width of the
				stream; this provision shall supersede all other regulations in conflict with
				it.
(2) It is unlawful to operate
				any net for removing snags from state waters without permit from the
				department.
(3) It is unlawful to
				take, fish for or possess for commercial purposes chinook salmon less than 28
				inches in length or coho salmon less than 16 inches in length, except as
				follows:
(a) In the Puget Sound, Grays
				Harbor, Willapa Bay and Columbia River commercial salmon net fisheries, there
				is no minimum size limit on salmon taken with gillnet gear.
(b) In the Pacific Ocean commercial salmon
				troll fishery, frozen chinook salmon, dressed heads off, must be 21 1/2 inches
				minimum, and frozen coho salmon, dressed heads off, must be 12 inches minimum,
				measured from the midpoint of the clavicle arch to the fork of the
				tail.
(c) This subsection does not
				apply to salmon raised in aquaculture.