Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-353 - Commercial fisheries-General commercial fishery rules › Section 220-353-030 - General provisions - Lawful and unlawful acts - Food fish other than salmon

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It is
				unlawful to fish for or possess for commercial purposes any round, undressed
				sturgeon less than 43 inches in fork length or greater than 54 inches in fork
				length.
(2) It is unlawful to fish
				for, possess, or retain green sturgeon taken with commercial gear. Any green
				sturgeon taken with any type of commercial gear incidental to a lawful fishery
				shall immediately be returned to the water unharmed.
(3) It is unlawful to fish for or possess for
				commercial purposes or possess aboard a commercial fishing vessel for any
				purpose any species of halibut (Hippoglossus) unless permitted by the current
				regulations of the International Pacific Halibut Commission.
(4) It is unlawful to fish for or possess for
				commercial purposes sturgeon taken from any of the waters of Puget Sound or
				tributaries. Any sturgeon taken with any type of commercial gear incidental to
				a lawful fishery shall immediately be returned to the water unharmed.
(5) It is unlawful to fish for food fish for
				commercial purposes in the waters of Shilshole Bay, inland and inside a line
				projected in a southwesterly direction from Meadow Point to West
				Point.
(6) It is unlawful to fish
				for or possess for commercial purposes any starry flounder less than 14 inches
				in length taken by any commercial gear, in all Puget Sound Marine
				Fish-Shellfish Areas.
(7) It is
				unlawful to harvest herring eggs naturally deposited on marine vegetation or
				other substrate unless a person has a permit issued by the director.
(8) It is unlawful to fish for or possess
				carp taken for commercial purposes except as authorized by written permit from
				the director. However, carp taken incidental to a commercial fishery for other
				species may be retained for commercial purposes. Failure to comply with the
				provisions of the carp permit constitutes unlawful use of the carp commercial
				fishery license and may result in revocation of the carp permit.
(9) It is unlawful to fin sharks in
				Washington state waters, and it is unlawful to possess shark fins in the field
				unless the carcass of the shark is retained. However, once a commercially taken
				shark carcass has been delivered to a wholesale fish buyer, and the sale of the
				shark has been recorded on a fish receiving ticket, the shark fins need not be
				retained with the shark carcass.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047 and
					 77.04.020. 09-18-070 (Order
					 09-187), §
											220-20-020, filed 8/28/09,
					 effective 9/28/09. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 07-02-050 (Order 06-301), §
											220-20-020, filed 12/27/06,
					 effective 1/27/07; 06-13-024 (Order 06-134), §
											220-20-020, filed 6/13/06,
					 effective 7/14/06; 06-07-045 (Order 06-39), §
											220-20-020, filed 3/9/06,
					 effective 4/9/06; 02-23-002 (Order 02-278), §
											220-20-020, filed 11/6/02,
					 effective 12/7/02; 02-02-049 (Order 01-286), §
											220-20-020, filed 12/27/01,
					 effective 1/27/02; 00-17-106 (Order 00-149), §
											220-20-020, filed 8/16/00,
					 effective 9/16/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 00-01-103 (Order
					 99-215), §
											220-20-020, filed 12/16/99,
					 effective 1/16/00; 98-15-031 (Order 98-120), §
											220-20-020, filed 7/7/98,
					 effective 8/7/98; 97-07-043 (Order 97-51), §
											220-20-020, filed 3/14/97,
					 effective 4/14/97; 95-23-020 (Order 95-166), §
											220-20-020, filed 11/8/95,
					 effective 12/9/95; 93-14-042 (Order 93-54), §
											220-20-020, filed 6/29/93,
					 effective 7/30/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.28.245. 90-07-003
					 (Order 90-17), §
											220-20-020, filed 3/8/90,
					 effective 4/8/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 90-06-045 (Order 90-15),
					 §
											220-20-020, filed 3/1/90,
					 effective 4/1/90; 80-09-072 (Order 80-69), §
											220-20-020, filed 7/18/80;
					 79-03-014 (Order 79-11), §
											220-20-020, filed 2/15/79; Order
					 77-147, §
											220-20-020, filed 12/16/77; Order
					 77-14, §
											220-20-020, filed 4/15/77; Order
					 76-148, §
											220-20-020, filed 12/2/76; Order
					 76-26, §
											220-20-020, filed 4/20/76; Order
					 1193-A, §
											220-20-020, filed 3/5/75; Order
					 1193, §
											220-20-020, filed 3/4/75; Order
					 1143, §
											220-20-020, filed 8/8/74; Order
					 1105, §
											220-20-020, filed 12/28/73; Order
					 1057, §
											220-20-020, filed 5/22/73; Order
					 1045, §
											220-20-020, filed 3/8/73; Order
					 988, §
											220-20-020, filed 4/28/72; Order
					 920, §
											220-20-020, filed 5/13/71; Order
					 862, §
											220-20-020, filed 4/16/70; Order
					 817, §
											220-20-020, filed 5/29/69; Order
					 810, §
											220-20-020, filed
					 4/17/69.