2012 Revised Code of Washington
Title 77 - FISH AND WILDLIFE (Formerly: Game and game fish)
77.15 Fish and wildlife enforcement code.
77.15.630 Unlawful fish and shellfish catch accounting -- Penalty.

RCW 77.15.630 Unlawful fish and shellfish catch accounting — Penalty.

(1) A person who acts in the capacity of a wholesale fish dealer, anadromous game fish buyer, or a fish buyer is guilty of unlawful fish and shellfish catch accounting in the second degree if the person:

     (a) Possesses or receives fish or shellfish for commercial purposes worth less than two hundred fifty dollars; and

     (b) Fails to document such fish or shellfish with a fish-receiving ticket or other documentation required by statute or department rule; or

     (c) Fails to sign the fish receiving ticket or other required documentation, fails to provide all of the information required by statute or department rule on the fish receiving ticket or other documentation, or both.

     (2) A person is guilty of unlawful fish and shellfish catch accounting in the first degree if the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section and:

     (a) The violation involves fish or shellfish worth two hundred fifty dollars or more;

     (b) The person acted with knowledge that the fish or shellfish were taken from a closed area, at a closed time, or by a person not licensed to take such fish or shellfish for commercial purposes; or

     (c) The person acted with knowledge that the fish or shellfish were taken in violation of any tribal law.

     (3)(a) Unlawful fish and shellfish catch accounting in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.

     (b) Unlawful fish and shellfish catch accounting in the first degree is a class C felony. Upon conviction, the department shall suspend all privileges to engage in fish buying or dealing for two years.

[2012 c 176 § 31; 2000 c 107 § 254; 1998 c 190 § 44.]