PDFWAC 296-17A-3303
Classification 3303.
3303-07 Fish dealers - Retail
Applies to:
Businesses engaged in the retail sale of fresh fish and shellfish over the counter.
Products include, but are not limited to:
• Bait fish, such as whole anchovies, herrings, or minnows;
• Bottomfish;
• Finfish;
• Shellfish, such as clams, crabs, oysters, shrimp;
• Incidental items such as condiments, seasonings, snack foods and spices.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
• Purchasing a supply of fish and shellfish from wholesale seafood processing, packing or repackaging dealers;
• Displaying the fresh fish available for sale by the pound in refrigerated show cases;
• Cleaning;
• Cutting;
• Trimming;
• Portioning;
• Shucking;
• Packaging: Placing whole fresh fish side by side on a tray which is then sealed in clear plastic;
• Weighing;
• Placing in cold storage;
• Selling bait retail or wholesale;
• Selling the products for consumer use.
Exclusions:
• Fish processing, packing and repackaging operations on a wholesale or combined wholesale/retail basis are classified in 3304.
• Raising, harvesting, and subsequent processing and packing of shellfish are classified in the appropriate classifications.
• Cold storage or locker operations of products owned by others are classified in 4401 or 4404 as applicable.
3303-08 Meat and poultry dealers - Retail
Applies to:
Businesses engaged in the retail sale of fresh, frozen or cured meat and poultry over the counter. The retail meat and poultry market may be located in a single building, a grocery store, or other multipurpose building, but is independently owned and operated by the meat and poultry dealer.
Products include, but are not limited to:
• Fresh, frozen or cured meat;
• Fresh, frozen or cured poultry;
• Incidental items such as bread, condiments, milk, seasonings and spices.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
• Purchasing a supply of meat and poultry from wholesale dealers;
• Displaying the fresh meat and poultry available for sale by the pound in refrigerated show cases;
• Cutting;
• Trimming;
• Portioning;
• Packaging;
• Weighing;
• Labeling;
• Selling the products for consumer use.
Exclusions:
• Custom meat cutting operations, including farm kill, are classified in 4302.
• Cold storage or locker operations are classified in 4401 or 4404 as applicable when conducted as a separate and distinct business.
• Wholesale or combined wholesale/retail meat, fish and poultry dealers are classified in 3304.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020 and 51.16.035. WSR 25-23-070, s 296-17A-3303, filed 11/18/25, effective 1/1/26. WSR 07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-3303, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. WSR 98-18-042, § 296-17-57602, filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; WSR 96-12-039, § 296-17-57602, filed 5/31/96, effective 7/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020(1) and 51.16.035. WSR 90-13-018, § 296-17-57602, filed 6/8/90, effective 7/9/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. WSR 87-12-032 (Order 87-12), § 296-17-57602, filed 5/29/87, effective 7/1/87; WSR 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-57602, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; WSR 85-06-026 (Order 85-7), § 296-17-57602, filed 2/28/85, effective 4/1/85. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020(1) and 51.16.035. WSR 78-12-043 (Order 78-23), § 296-17-57602, filed 11/27/78, effective 1/1/79.]