HB 2621-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Declares that a razor clam license allows a person to harvest only razor clams for personal use from state waters or offshore waters, including national park beaches.

Provides that the fee for an annual razor clam license is five dollars and fifty cents for residents and eleven dollars for nonresidents.

Provides that the fee for a three-day razor clam license is three dollars and fifty cents for both residents and nonresidents.

Requires the department to include a surcharge to fund biotoxin testing and monitoring by the department of health of beaches used for recreational shellfishing, and to fund monitoring by the Olympic region harmful algal bloom program of the Olympic natural resources center at the University of Washington.

Declares that a surcharge of two dollars applies to annual resident and nonresident razor clam licenses as authorized by RCW 77.32.520(4); and a surcharge of one dollar applies to the three-day razor clam license authorized by RCW 77.32.520(5).

Declares that the director may not require the purchaser of a razor clam license under RCW 77.32.520 to provide any personal information except for proof of residency.