RCW 77.65.010 Required licenses—Exemption. (1) Except as otherwise provided by this title, a person must have a license issued by the director in order to engage in any of the following activities: (a) Commercially fish for or take food fish or shellfish; (b) Deliver from a commercial fishing vessel food fish or shellfish taken for […]
RCW 77.65.020 Transfer of licenses—Restrictions—Fees—Inheritability. (1) Unless otherwise provided in this title, a license issued under this chapter is not transferable from the license holder to any other person. This may not be deemed to prohibit the granting or enforcement of a security interest in any such license. (2) The following restrictions apply to transfers […]
RCW 77.65.030 Commercial licenses and permits—Application deadline—Exception. The application deadline for a commercial license or permit established in this chapter is December 31st of the calendar year for which the license or permit is sought. The department shall accept no license or permit applications after December 31st of the calendar year for which the license […]
RCW 77.65.040 Commercial licenses—Qualifications—Limited-entry license—Nonsalmon delivery license. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may hold a commercial license established by this chapter. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual may hold a commercial license only if the individual is sixteen years of age or older and a bona […]
RCW 77.65.050 Application for commercial licenses and permits—Replacement. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the director shall issue commercial licenses and permits to a qualified person upon receiving a completed application accompanied by the required fee. (2) An application submitted to the department under this chapter shall contain the name and address of […]
RCW 77.65.060 No commercial fishery during year—License requirement waived or license fees refunded. If, for any reason, the department does not allow any opportunity for a commercial fishery during a calendar year, the director shall either: (1) Waive the requirement to obtain a license for that commercial fishery for that year; or (2) refund applicable […]
RCW 77.65.070 Licensees subject to statute and rules—Expiration and renewal of licenses. (1) A commercial license issued under this chapter permits the license holder to engage in the activity for which the license is issued in accordance with this title and the rules of the department. (2) Unless otherwise provided in this title or rules […]
RCW 77.65.080 License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance. (1) The department shall immediately suspend the license of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order. (2) A listing on the department of licensing’s database […]
RCW 77.65.090 Vessel substitution—Fees. This section applies to all commercial fishery licenses, delivery licenses, and charter licenses, except for emergency salmon delivery licenses. (1) The holder of a license subject to this section may substitute the vessel designated on the license or designate a vessel if none has previously been designated if the license holder: […]
RCW 77.65.100 Vessel designation. (1) This section applies to all commercial fishery licenses, delivery licenses, and charter licenses. (2) An applicant for a license subject to this section may designate a vessel to be used with the license. Except for emergency salmon delivery licenses, the director may issue a license regardless of whether the applicant […]
RCW 77.65.110 Alternate operator designation—Fees. This section applies to all commercial fishery licenses and delivery licenses. (1) A person designated as an alternate operator must possess an alternate operator license issued under RCW 77.65.130, and be designated on the fishery license prior to engaging in the activities authorized by the license. The holder of the […]
RCW 77.65.120 Sale or delivery of fish or shellfish by fishery license holder and alternate operators—Conditions—License with a limited fish seller endorsement. (1) Only the fishery license holder and any alternate operators designated on the license may sell or deliver fish or shellfish under a commercial fishery license or delivery license. A commercial fishery license […]
RCW 77.65.130 Vessel operation—License designation—Alternate operator license required. (1) A person who holds a commercial fishery license or a delivery license may operate the vessel designated on the license. A person who is not the license holder may operate the vessel designated on the license only if: (a) The person holds an alternate operator license […]
RCW 77.65.140 Alternate operators—Increase for certain licenses. The director may, by rule, increase the number of alternate operators beyond the level authorized by RCW 77.65.050 and 77.65.110 for a commercial fishery license, delivery license, or charter license. [ 2000 c 107 § 35; 1997 c 421 § 1. Formerly RCW 75.28.055.]
RCW 77.65.150 Licenses and permits—Fees—”Charter boat” defined—Oregon charter boats—Salmon charter license renewal. (1) The licenses and permits and their annual license fees, application fees, and surcharges are: License or Permit Annual Fee (RCW 77.95.090 Surcharge) (RCW 77.12.702 Surcharge) Appli-cation Fee Governing Section Resident Nonresident (a) Non-salmon charter $375 (plus $35 […]
RCW 77.65.160 Commercial salmon fishery licenses—Gear and geographic designations—Fees. (1) The following commercial salmon fishery licenses are required for the license holder to use the specified gear to fish for salmon in state waters. Only a person who meets the qualifications of RCW 77.70.090 may hold a license listed in this subsection. The licenses and […]
RCW 77.65.170 Salmon delivery license—Fees—Restrictions—Revocation. (1) A salmon delivery license is required for a commercial fishing vessel to deliver salmon taken for commercial purposes in offshore waters to a place or port in the state. As used in this section, “deliver” and “delivery” mean arrival at a place or port, and include arrivals from offshore […]
RCW 77.65.180 Oregon, California harvested salmon—Landing in Washington ports encouraged. (1) The legislature finds that landing salmon into the ports of Washington state, regardless of where such salmon have been harvested, is economically beneficial to those ports as well as to the citizens of the state of Washington. It is therefore the intent of the […]
RCW 77.65.190 Emergency salmon delivery license—Fees—Nontransferable, nonrenewable. A person who does not qualify for a license under RCW 77.70.090 shall obtain a nontransferable emergency salmon delivery license to make one delivery from a commercial fishing vessel of salmon taken for commercial purposes in offshore waters. As used in this section, “delivery” means arrival at a […]
RCW 77.65.200 Commercial fishery licenses for food fish fisheries—Fees—Rules for species, gear, and areas. (1) This section establishes commercial fishery licenses required for food fish fisheries and the annual fees for those licenses. As used in this section, “food fish” does not include salmon. The director may issue a limited-entry commercial fishery license only to […]
