2012 Revised Code of Washington
Title 77 - FISH AND WILDLIFE (Formerly: Game and game fish)
77.65 Food fish and shellfish -- Commercial licenses.
77.65.200 Commercial fishery licenses for food fish fisheries -- Fees -- Rules for species, gear, and areas.

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 a person who meets the qualifications established in applicable governing sections of this title.

Fishery (Governing section(s))	Annual Fee		Application Fee	Vessel Required?	Limited Entry?
	Resident	Nonresident
(a) Baitfish Lampara	$185	$295	$ 70	Yes	No
(b) Baitfish purse seine	$530	$985	$ 70	Yes	No
(c) Bottom fish jig	$130	$185	$ 70	Yes	No
(d) Bottom fish pot	$130	$185	$ 70	Yes	No
(e) Bottom fish troll	$130	$185	$ 70	Yes	No
(f) Carp	$130	$185	$ 70	No	No
(g) Columbia river smelt	$380	$685	$ 70	No	No
(h) Dog fish set net	$130	$185	$ 70	Yes	No
(i) Emerging commercial fishery (RCW 77.70.160 and 77.65.400)	$185	$295	$105	Determined by rule	Determined by rule
(j) Food fish drag seine	$130	$185	$ 70	Yes	No
(k) Food fish set line	$130	$185	$ 70	Yes	No
(l) Food fish trawl-	$240	$405	$ 70	Yes	No
Non-Puget Sound
(m) Food fish trawl-	$185	$295	$ 70	Yes	No
Puget Sound
(n) Herring dip bag net	$175	$275	$ 70	Yes	Yes
(RCW 77.70.120)
(o) Herring drag seine	$175	$275	$ 70	Yes	Yes
(RCW 77.70.120)
(p) Herring gill net	$175	$275	$105	Yes	Yes
(RCW 77.70.120)
(q) Herring Lampara	$175	$275	$ 70	Yes	Yes
(RCW 77.70.120)
(r) Herring purse seine	$175	$275	$105	Yes	Yes
(RCW 77.70.120)
(s) Herring spawn-on-kelp (RCW 77.70.210)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	Yes
(t) Sardine purse seine (RCW 77.70.480)	$185	$295	$105	Yes	Yes
(u) Sardine purse seine temporary (RCW 77.70.480)	$185	$295	$105	Yes	No
(v) Smelt dip bag net	$130	$185	$ 70	No	No
(w) Smelt gill net	$380	$685	$ 70	Yes	No
(x) Whiting-Puget Sound (RCW 77.70.130)	$295	$520	$105	Yes	Yes

     (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.

[2011 c 339 § 22; 2009 c 331 § 4; 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:

Effective date -- 2011 c 339: See note following RCW 43.84.092.      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.