PDFWAC 246-282-990
Fees.
(1) Annual shellfish operation license fees are:
Type of Operation | Annual Fee | |||
Harvester | $263 | |||
Shellstock Shipper | ||||
0 - 49 Acres | $297 | |||
50 or greater Acres | $476 | |||
Scallop Shellstock Shipper | $297 | |||
Shucker-Packer | ||||
Plants with floor space < 2000 sq. ft. | $542 | |||
Plants with floor space 2000 sq. ft. to 5000 sq. ft. | $656 | |||
Plants with floor space ˃ 5000 sq. ft. | $1,210 | |||
(2) The fee for each export certificate is $55.00.
(3) Annual biotoxin testing fees for companies harvesting species other than geoduck intertidally (between the extremes of high and low tide) are as follows:
Fee Category | ||||
Type of Operation | Number of Harvest Sites | Fee | ||
Harvester | ≤ 2 | $353 | ||
Harvester | 3 or more | $535 | ||
Shellstock Shipper | $198 | |||
Wholesale | ||||
Company | ||||
Shellstock Shipper | ≤ 2 | $393 | ||
0 - 49 acres | ||||
Shellstock Shipper | 3 or more | $610 | ||
0 - 49 acres | ||||
Shellstock Shipper | N/A | $961 | ||
50 or greater acres | ||||
Shucker-Packer | ≤ 2 | $752 | ||
(plants < 2000 ft2) | ||||
Shucker-Packer | 3 or more | $1,076 | ||
(plants < 2000 ft2) | ||||
Shucker-Packer | ≤ 2 | $882 | ||
(plants 2000 - 5000 ft2) | ||||
Shucker-Packer | 3 or more | $1,297 | ||
(plants 2000 - 5000 ft2) | ||||
Shucker-Packer | N/A | $2,412 | ||
(plants ˃ 5000 ft2) | ||||
(a) The number of harvest sites will be the total number of harvest sites on the licensed company's harvest site certificate:
(i) At the time of first licensure; or
(ii) January 1st of each year for companies licensed as harvesters; or
(iii) July 1st of each year for companies licensed as shellstock shippers and shucker packers.
(b) Two or more contiguous parcels with a total acreage of one acre or less is considered one harvest site.
(4) Annual PSP testing fees for companies harvesting geoduck are as follows:
Harvester | Cert # | Fee |
Chuckanut Shellfish Inc. | WA-1350-HA | $997 |
Department of Natural Resources | NA | $13,354 |
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe | WA-0588-SS | $4,584 |
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe | WA-0587-HA | $2,392 |
Lummi Indian Business Council | WA-0098-SS | $399 |
Nisqually Indian Tribe | WA-1268-HA | $199 |
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe | WA-0859-HA | $3,388 |
Puyallup Tribe of Indians | WA-1137-HA | $5,381 |
Rising Tide CE, LLC | WA-1951-HA | $199 |
Suquamish Tribe | WA-0694-SS | $7,175 |
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community | WA-1420-SS | $997 |
Taylor Shellfish Company, Inc. | WA-0046-SP | $9,168 |
The Tulalip Tribes | WA-0997-HA | $9,766 |
(5) Fees must be paid in full to department of health before a commercial shellfish license is issued or renewed.
(6) Refunds for fees will be given only if the applicant withdraws a new or renewal license application prior to the effective date of the new or renewed license.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.250 and 69.30.050. WSR 23-17-073, § 246-282-990, filed 8/14/23, effective 9/14/23; WSR 22-10-050, § 246-282-990, filed 4/29/22, effective 5/29/22; WSR 21-11-080, § 246-282-990, filed 5/18/21, effective 6/18/21; WSR 20-22-001, § 246-282-990, filed 10/21/20, effective 11/21/20; WSR 19-10-026, § 246-282-990, filed 4/23/19, effective 5/24/19; WSR 18-09-067, § 246-282-990, filed 4/16/18, effective 5/17/18; WSR 17-06-062, § 246-282-990, filed 2/28/17, effective 3/31/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250 and 60.30.005. WSR 16-07-094, § 246-282-990, filed 3/18/16, effective 4/18/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250 and 77.32.555. WSR 16-01-041, § 246-282-990, filed 12/9/15, effective 1/9/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250. WSR 15-11-053, § 246-282-990, filed 5/15/15, effective 6/15/15; WSR 14-12-082, § 246-282-990, filed 6/3/14, effective 7/4/14; WSR 13-11-038, § 246-282-990, filed 5/10/13, effective 6/10/13; WSR 12-14-073, § 246-282-990, filed 7/2/12, effective 8/2/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 69.30.030 and 43.20.030. WSR 11-19-011, § 246-282-990, filed 9/7/11, effective 10/8/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250. WSR 10-19-034, § 246-282-990, filed 9/9/10, effective 10/10/10; WSR 09-19-067, § 246-282-990, filed 9/14/09, effective 10/15/09; WSR 08-13-067, § 246-282-990, filed 6/13/08, effective 7/14/08; WSR 07-17-159, § 246-282-990, filed 8/21/07, effective 9/21/07; WSR 06-15-131, § 246-282-990, filed 7/19/06, effective 8/19/06; WSR 05-17-120, § 246-282-990, filed 8/17/05, effective 9/17/05; WSR 04-15-154, § 246-282-990, filed 7/21/04, effective 8/21/04; WSR 03-18-093, § 246-282-990, filed 9/2/03, effective 10/3/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250 and 34.70.250 [ 43.70.250]. WSR 03-14-037, § 246-282-990, filed 6/23/03, effective 7/24/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250 and the 2002 supplemental operating budget. WSR 02-15-094, § 246-282-990, filed 7/16/02, effective 8/16/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250, 70.90.150, and 43.20B.250. WSR 01-14-047, § 246-282-990, filed 6/29/01, effective 7/30/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 69.30.030 and 43.20.030. WSR 01-04-054, § 246-282-990, filed 2/5/01, effective 3/8/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250. WSR 00-02-016, § 246-282-990, filed 12/27/99, effective 1/27/00; WSR 99-12-022, § 246-282-990, filed 5/24/99, effective 6/24/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20B.020 and 69.30.030. WSR 98-12-068, § 246-282-990, filed 6/1/98, effective 7/2/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.203.020 [ 43.20B.020]. WSR 97-12-031, § 246-282-990, filed 5/30/97, effective 6/30/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20B.020 and 69.30.030. WSR 96-16-073, § 246-282-990, filed 8/6/96, effective 10/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. WSR 93-17-096 (Order 389), § 246-282-990, filed 8/17/93, effective 9/17/93; WSR 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-282-990, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20A.055. WSR 85-12-029 (Order 2236), § 440-44-065, filed 5/31/85; WSR 84-13-006 (Order 2109), § 440-44-065, filed 6/7/84; WSR 83-15-021 (Order 1991), § 440-44-065, filed 7/14/83. Statutory Authority: 1982 c 201. WSR 82-13-011 (Order 1825), § 440-44-065, filed 6/4/82.]