2015 Revised Code of Washington
Title 77 - FISH AND WILDLIFE
77.15 Fish and wildlife enforcement code.
77.15.522 Unlawful use of shellfish gear for commercial purposes—Penalty.
RCW 77.15.522 Unlawful use of shellfish gear for commercial purposes—Penalty.
(1) A person is guilty of the unlawful use of shellfish gear for commercial purposes if the person:
(a) Takes, fishes for, or possesses crab, shrimp, or crawfish for commercial purposes with shellfish gear that is constructed or altered in a manner that violates any rule of the commission relating to required gear design specifications; or
(b) Is found in possession of, upon any vessel located on the waters of the state, shellfish gear that is constructed or altered in a manner that violates any rule of the commission relating to required gear design specifications, unless a person holds a valid crab pot removal permit under RCW 77.70.500 and is in the process of transporting removed crab pots as part of the Dungeness crab pot removal program.
(2) The unlawful use of shellfish gear for commercial purposes is a gross misdemeanor.
[2010 c 193 § 1.]
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