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2005 Washington Revised Code RCW 77.65.200: Commercial fishery licenses for food fish fisheries — Fees — Rules for species, gear, and areas.

    Fishery
    77.70.160 and 77.65.400) $185 $295 Determined by rule Determined by rule (j) Food fish drag seine $130 $185 Yes No (k) Food fish set line $130 $185 Yes No (l) Food fish trawl- $240 $405 Yes No Non-Puget Sound (m) Food fish trawl- $185 $295 Yes No Puget Sound (n) Herring dip bag net $175 $275 Yes Yes (RCW 77.70.120) (o) Herring drag seine $175 $275 Yes Yes (RCW 77.70.120) (p) Herring gill net $175 $275 Yes Yes (RCW 77.70.120) (q) Herring Lampara $175 $275 Yes Yes (RCW 77.70.120) (r) Herring purse seine $175 $275 Yes Yes (RCW 77.70.120) (s) Herring spawn-on-kelp (RCW 77.70.210) N/A N/A Yes Yes (t) Smelt dip bag net $130 $185 No No (u) Smelt gill net $380 $685 Yes No (v) Whiting-Puget Sound (RCW 77.70.130) $295 $520

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    (2) The director may by rule determine the species of food fish that may be taken with the commercial fishery licenses established in this section, the gear that may be used with the licenses, and the areas or waters in which the licenses may be used. Where a fishery license has been established for a particular species, gear, geographical area, or combination thereof, a more general fishery license may not be used to take food fish in that fishery.

    [2000 c 107 § 41; 1993 sp.s. c 17 § 38; (1993 c 340 § 15 repealed by 1993 sp.s. c 17 § 47); 1989 c 316 § 6; 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 § 117; 1965 ex.s. c 73 § 3; 1959 c 309 § 11; 1955 c 12 § 75.28.120. Prior: 1951 c 271 § 10; 1949 c 112 § 69(2); Rem. Supp. 1949 § 5780-507(2). Formerly RCW 75.28.120.]

Notes:
         Contingent effective date -- 1993 sp.s. c 17 §§ 34-47: See note following RCW 77.65.020.

         Finding -- Contingent effective date -- Severability -- 1993 sp.s. c 17: See notes following RCW 77.32.520.

    Limitation on commercial herring fishing: RCW 77.70.120.

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