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Chapter 220-460 WAC

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COMMERCIAL WHALE WATCHING
AND PADDLE TOURS

WAC Sections

HTMLPDF220-460-010Definitions.
HTMLPDF220-460-020Commercial whale watching and paddle tour licensesApplication process and deadline.
HTMLPDF220-460-025Fee waiver for nonprofit educational whale watching and paddle tours.
HTMLPDF220-460-030Commercial whale watching and paddle tour license cardsReplacements.
HTMLPDF220-460-040Commercial whale watching and paddle tour businessesOperator or guide designation.
HTMLPDF220-460-050Whale watching vessel designation requirements and required operator and paddle guide documentation.
HTMLPDF220-460-060Whale watching vessel changes.
HTMLPDF220-460-070Whale watching operator and paddle guide license requirements.
HTMLPDF220-460-080Expiration and renewal of licenses.
HTMLPDF220-460-090Commercial whale watching of southern resident orcas and paddle tours operating near southern resident orcasGeneral.
HTMLPDF220-460-100Areas closed to commercial whale watching.
HTMLPDF220-460-130Nonmotorized paddle tour vessels.
HTMLPDF220-460-140Commercial whale watching and paddle tour compliance and reporting.
HTMLPDF220-460-150Penalties.
HTMLPDF220-460-160Severability.
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220-460-110Limits on number of vessels in the vicinity of southern resident killer whales at once. [Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047, 77.65.615, 77.65.620, 77.15.020, 77.15.160, 77.04.012, 77.04.55 [ 74.05.055]. WSR 21-01-216 (Order 20-264), § 220-460-110, filed 12/23/20, effective 1/23/21.] Repealed by WSR 25-06-001 (Order 24-14), filed 2/19/25, effective 3/22/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047, 77.65.615, 77.65.620, 77.15.020, 77.15.160, 77.04.012, 77.04.55 [ 77.04.055], and 77.15.740.
220-460-120Time limitations on watching southern resident killer whales. [Statutory Authority: RCW 77.65.615 and 77.65.620. WSR 21-23-070, § 220-460-120, filed 11/15/21, effective 12/16/21. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047, 77.65.615, 77.65.620, 77.15.020, 77.15.160, 77.04.012, 77.04.55 [ 74.05.055]. WSR 21-01-216 (Order 20-264), § 220-460-120, filed 12/23/20, effective 1/23/21.] Repealed by WSR 25-06-001 (Order 24-14), filed 2/19/25, effective 3/22/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047, 77.65.615, 77.65.620, 77.15.020, 77.15.160, 77.04.012, 77.04.55 [ 77.04.055], and 77.15.740.