WAC 220-340-600:

220-340-530 << 220-340-600 >> 220-340-610

PDFWAC 220-340-600

Commercial scallop fishery—Coastal waters.

(1) It is unlawful to fish for or possess scallops taken for commercial purposes from the waters of the Exclusive Economic Zone.

(2) It is unlawful to trawl for scallops in Washington territorial waters west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line or in Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area 29.

(3) A violation of this section is punishable under RCW 77.15.520 Commercial fishing—Unlawful gear or methods—Penalty; and RCW 77.15.550 Violation of commercial fishing area or time—Penalty.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.013, 77.04.020, 77.04.055, and 77.12.047. WSR 17-05-112 (Order 17-04), amended and recodified as § 220-340-600, filed 2/15/17, effective 3/18/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.020, 77.12.045, 77.12.047, and 50 C.F.R. Part 660.306. WSR 10-03-087 (Order 10-03), § 220-52-068, filed 1/19/10, effective 2/19/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. WSR 00-17-145 (Order 00-165), § 220-52-068, filed 8/22/00, effective 9/22/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. WSR 94-12-009 (Order 94-23), § 220-52-068, filed 5/19/94, effective 6/19/94; WSR 93-15-051, § 220-52-068, filed 7/14/93, effective 8/14/93.]