77.125.020 – Marine aquatic farming location—Defined.
RCW 77.125.020 Marine aquatic farming location—Defined. For the purposes of this chapter, “marine aquatic farming location” means a complete complex that may be composed of various marine enclosures, net pens, or other rearing vessels, food handling facilities, or other facilities related to the rearing of Atlantic salmon or other finfish in marine waters. A marine […]
77.120.040 – Reporting and sampling requirements.
RCW 77.120.040 Reporting and sampling requirements. The owner or operator in charge of any vessel covered by this chapter is required to ensure that the vessel under their ownership or control complies with the reporting and sampling requirements of this section. (1) Vessels covered by this chapter must report ballast water management information to the […]
77.120.050 – Pilot project—Private sector ballast water treatment operation.
RCW 77.120.050 Pilot project—Private sector ballast water treatment operation. The shipping vessel industry, the public ports, and the department shall promote the creation of a pilot project to establish a private sector ballast water treatment operation that is capable of servicing vessels at all Washington ports. Federal and state agencies and private industries shall be […]
77.120.070 – Violation of chapter—Penalties—Rules.
RCW 77.120.070 Violation of chapter—Penalties—Rules. (1) The department may establish by rule schedules for any penalty allowed in this chapter. The schedules may provide for the incremental assessment of a penalty based on criteria established by rule. (2) The director or the director’s designee may impose a civil penalty or warning for a violation of […]
77.120.100 – Department may assess fee for exemptions—Rules.
RCW 77.120.100 Department may assess fee for exemptions—Rules. The department may assess a fee for any exemptions allowed under this chapter. Such a fee may not exceed five thousand dollars. The department may establish by rule schedules for any fee allowed in this chapter. The schedules may provide for the incremental assessment of a penalty […]
77.120.110 – Ballast water and biofouling management account.
RCW 77.120.110 Ballast water and biofouling management account. (1) The ballast water and biofouling management account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from legislative appropriations, gifts, grants, donations, penalties, and fees received under this chapter must be deposited into the account. (2) Expenditures from the account may be used only to carry out […]
77.120.120 – Special operating authorization—Rules.
RCW 77.120.120 Special operating authorization—Rules. The department may issue a special operating authorization for passenger vessels conducting or assisting in research and testing activities to determine the presence of invasive species in ballast water collected in the waters of southeast Alaska north of latitude fifty-four degrees thirty minutes north to sixty-one degrees ten minutes north, […]
77.120.130 – Department’s authority to enter into partnerships, contracts, or other agreements.
RCW 77.120.130 Department’s authority to enter into partnerships, contracts, or other agreements. The department may enter into partnerships, contracts, or any other form of agreements with other entities to carry out the intent of this chapter. The department shall ensure that any such entity is registered and licensed to do business in Washington. All agreements […]
77.120.140 – Biofouling—Agency rule-making authority.
RCW 77.120.140 Biofouling—Agency rule-making authority. (1) The owner or operator of a vessel covered by this chapter is required to ensure that the vessel under their ownership or control does not release biofouling into waters of the state except as authorized by this section. (2) The department may adopt by rule standards and requirements governing […]
77.115.040 – Registration of aquatic farmers—Fee.
RCW 77.115.040 Registration of aquatic farmers—Fee. (1) All aquatic farmers, as defined in RCW 15.85.020, shall register with the department. The application fee is one hundred five dollars. The director shall assign each aquatic farm a unique registration number and develop and maintain in an electronic database a registration list of all aquaculture farms. The […]