Date of Adoption: February 8, 2003.

     Purpose: Amend shrimp district and logbook rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-52-051, 220-52-075, and 220-69-240.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 03-02-037 on December 23, 2002.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: WAC 220-52-051(8) after "1B" add "1C" and after "1B-22A" add "1C-21A"; in WAC 220-69-240 refer to "catch area."

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

February 14, 2003

Susan Yeager

for Will Roehl, Chair

Fish and Wildlife Commission

OTS-6132.3

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 02-01-068, filed 12/14/01, effective 1/14/02)

WAC 220-52-051   Shrimp fishery -- Puget Sound.   (1) A Puget Sound shrimp pot license or a Puget Sound shrimp trawl license will only be issued to an individual who is a natural person, and this person shall be the primary operator. Holders of Puget Sound shrimp pot licenses and Puget Sound shrimp trawl licenses may designate a single alternate operator per license.

     (2) It is unlawful to fish for shrimp for commercial purposes in Puget Sound using shellfish pot gear except during seasons opened by emergency rule:

     (a) Gear restrictions -

     (i) In all areas, maximum 100 pots per fisher except for dual licensees as provided for in RCW 77.70.410.

     (ii) In all areas:

     (A) Buoys must be orange in color and consist of durable material that will remain floating on the surface with five pounds attached; bleach or antifreeze bottles or other containers may not be used as floats.

     (B) The line attaching the pot to the buoy must be weighted sufficiently to prevent the line from floating on the surface.

     (C) The maximum perimeter of shrimp pots must not exceed ten feet and the maximum height must not exceed two feet.

     (b) Spot shrimp size restriction: It is unlawful to retain spot shrimp taken by shellfish pot gear that have a carapace length less than 1 and 3/16 inches. Carapace length is defined as the length between the posterior mid-dorsal margin to the posterior-most part of the eye-stalk orbit.

     (c) Area restrictions:

     (i) Pot gear closed in all Puget Sound Shrimp Districts except the Port Townsend Shrimp District.

     (ii) Pot gear closed in Lopez Sound south of a line projected true east-west from the northern tip of Trump Island from the season opening through July 9th.

     (3) It is unlawful to fish for shrimp for commercial purposes in Puget Sound using trawl gear except during seasons opened by emergency rule:

     (a) Gear restrictions - Beam trawl gear only. Otter trawl gear may not be used.

     (i) Maximum beam width in Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas 20A, 20B, 21A, and 22A is 25 feet.

     (ii) Maximum beam width in Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas 23A, 23B, 23C, 25A, 25B, and 29 is 60 feet.

     (b) It is unlawful to retain spot shrimp.

     (c) Area restrictions:

     (i) Shrimp trawl fishing closed in all Puget Sound Shrimp Districts.

     (ii) Shrimp trawl fishing closed in Lopez Sound south of a line projected true east-west from the northern tip of Trump Island from the season opening through July 9th.

     (d) It is unlawful to fish for shrimp in Puget Sound with beam trawl gear in waters shallower than 100 feet.

     (e) It is lawful to fish for shrimp in Puget Sound with beam trawl gear in Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area 21A only in those waters north and west of a line from the southern tip of Sinclair Island to Carter Point on Lummi Island.

     (f) The following restrictions apply to shrimp beam trawl harvest in Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area 20A:

     (i) Closed in waters east of a line from the southwest corner of Point Roberts to Sandy Point.

     (ii) Closed in waters shallower than 20 fathoms.

     (((iii) Closed in waters shallower than 50 fathoms from March 16 through July 31.))

     (4) All shrimp taken in the Puget Sound commercial shrimp fishery must be landed and recorded on Washington state fish receiving tickets within 24 hours of harvest. No fisher may land shrimp without immediate delivery to a licensed wholesale dealer, or if transferred at sea, without transfer to a licensed wholesale dealer. A fisher who is a licensed wholesale dealer may complete and return a fish receiving ticket to satisfy the requirements of this subsection.

     (5) For purposes of shrimp pot harvest allocation, fishing season, and catch reporting, the Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas (catch areas) are modified as follows:

     (a) That portion of Catch Area 22A south of a line due east from the international boundary to Lime Kiln Point light on San Juan Island, then south of the shores of San Juan Island, then south of a line from Cattle Point on San Juan Island to Davis Point on Lopez Island, then south of the shores of Lopez Island to Point Colville shall be considered to be part of Catch Area 23A.

     (b) Catch Area 23A is divided into three subareas: 23A-E (east) is those waters of Catch Area 23A east of a line projected 122.59 N longitude. 23A-W (west) is those waters of Catch Area 23A east of a line projected 335 degrees true from the Dungeness lighthouse and west of a line projected 122.59 N longitude. 23A-S (south) is those waters of Catch Area 23A west of a line projected 335 degrees true from the Dungeness lighthouse.

     (c) Catch Area 26A is divided into two subareas: 26A-E (east); those waters of Catch Area 26A north and east of a line projected 110 degrees true from the southern tip of Possession Point on Whidbey Island to the shipwreck on the opposite shore. 26A-W (west); those waters of Catch Area 26A south and west of a line projected 110 degrees true from the southern tip of Possession Point on Whidbey Island to the shipwreck on the opposite shore.

     (d) Catch Area 26B is divided into two subareas: 26B-1; those waters of Catch Area 26B westerly of a line projected from West Point to Alki Point. 26B-2; those waters easterly of a line projected from West Point to Alki Point.

     (6) For purpose of shrimp trawl harvest allocation and catch reporting, 23A East is that portion of Catch Area 23A, east of a line projected true north from the Dungeness lighthouse. 23A West is that portion of Catch Area 23A, west of the line described herein.

     (7) The following areas are defined as Puget Sound Shrimp Management Areas:

     (a) Shrimp Management Area 1A: The portion of Crustacean Management Region 1 which includes all waters of Catch Area 20B west of a line from Point Doughty on Orcas Island to the bell buoy at the international boundary, and all waters of Catch Area 22A west of a line projected true north and south from the western tip of Crane Island, west of a line projected from the number 2 buoy at the entrance to Fisherman Bay to the southern tip of Shaw Island.

     (b) Shrimp Management Area 1B: That portion of Crustacean Management Region 1 which includes all waters of Catch Area 20B east of a line from Point Doughty on Orcas Island to the bell buoy at the international boundary, and all waters of Catch Area 22A east of a line projected true north and south from the western tip of Crane Island, east of a line projected from the number 2 buoy at the entrance to Fisherman Bay to the southern tip of Shaw Island, and east of a line projected true south from Point Colville, and all waters of Catch Area 21A north and west of a line from the southern tip of Sinclair Island to Carter Point on Lummi Island.

     (c) Shrimp Management Area 1C: That portion of Crustacean Management Region 1 which includes all waters of Catch Areas 20A, 21B, 22B, and all waters of Catch Area 21A not included in Management Area 1B.

     (d) Shrimp Management Area 2E: That portion of Crustacean Management Region 2 which includes all waters of Catch Areas 24A, 24B, 24C, 24D, and 26A-E (east).

     (e) Shrimp Management Area 2W: That portion of Crustacean Management Region 2 which includes all waters of Catch Areas 25B, 25C, 25D, and 26A-W (west).

     (8) In Shrimp Management Areas 1A, 1B and 1C, all catch will be reported by Management Area and Catch Area combined, either 1A-20B, 1A-22A, 1B-20B, 1B-21A, 1B-22A, or 1C-21A.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 02-01-068, § 220-52-051, filed 12/14/01, effective 1/14/02; 01-03-016 (Order 00-271), § 220-52-051, filed 1/5/01, effective 2/5/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.080 and 1999 c 239. 00-01-124 (Order 99-217), § 220-52-051, filed 12/17/99, effective 1/17/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.28.740 and 75.30.220. 94-07-092 (Order 94-14), § 220-52-051, filed 3/17/94, effective 4/17/94. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 93-15-051, § 220-52-051, filed 7/14/93, effective 8/14/93; 91-18-030 (Order 91-73), § 220-52-051, filed 8/28/91, effective 9/28/91; 87-23-006 (Order 87-187), § 220-52-051, filed 11/6/87.]

     (1) Vessel operators engaged in commercial harvest of shrimp other than Puget Sound shrimp or sand shrimp or crawfish with shellfish pot or ring net gear must record the vessel Washington department of fish and wildlife boat registration number, number of pots or ring nets pulled, date pulled, soak time, and gear location before leaving the catch area where taken, and weights must be recorded upon landing or sale.

     (2) Vessel operators engaged in commercial harvest of shrimp other than ocean pink shrimp with beam trawl or shrimp trawl gear must record the vessel identity, date, location fished, trawl width, Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area, depth fished, latitude and longitude to the nearest ((tenth)) hundredth of a minute ((or to the nearest second)) at the beginning ((and end)) of each tow, tow speed, duration of tow and estimated weight of shrimp of each species caught for each tow before leaving the site where the catch was taken or before commencing a new tow, whichever occurs first.

     It shall be unlawful to fail to permanently record this information into the department-supplied harvest log before leaving each catch site. Harvest logs must be maintained and submitted in ascending consecutive order of harvest log serial numbers. Harvest logs must be submitted for each month in which fishing activity occurs and must be received by the department within ten days following any month in which fishing occurs. The fish receiving ticket serial number must be recorded onto the harvest log at the time of sale, or before leaving the last catch site of the day if the vessel operator holds a wholesale dealer license and is the original receiver of the catch.

     (3) Vessel operators engaged in commercial harvest of sea urchins or sea cucumbers must record the vessel identity, date, location fished, depth fished, latitude and longitude to the nearest tenth of a minute or to the nearest second, and the approximate number of sea urchins or sea cucumbers taken before leaving the site where taken and the exact weight must be recorded upon landing or sale.

     (4) Vessel operators engaged in commercial harvest of clams with mechanical digging devices must record the vessel identity, location, and date of harvest before the end of each day's fishing and the weights by clam species must be recorded upon landing or sale.

     (5) Vessel operators engaged in commercial harvest of scallops must record the vessel identity, date, location, and duration of harvest and estimated weight of scallops caught for each tow or dive hour before leaving the catch area where taken.

     (6) Vessel operators engaged in commercial harvest of squid, except when taken incidental to any other lawful fishery, must record before leaving the Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area where taken, the vessel department of fish and wildlife boat registration number, gear type, catch area, starting and ending time of fishing, and numbers of other species caught and returned. Weights of squid must be recorded on landing or sale.

     (7) Vessel operators engaged in commercial harvest of sand shrimp, except when taken incidental to any other lawful fishery, must record the location or identification number of the harvest tract, date of harvest, number of trenches pumped, average length and width of trenches (yards), total number of sand shrimp retained (dozens), total number of sand shrimp sold (dozens), and the name of the sand shrimp buyer.

     (8) Vessel operators engaged in commercial harvest of shrimp (other than sand shrimp) using shellfish pot gear in Puget Sound must record the vessel's Washington department of fish and wildlife boat registration number, date, number of pots pulled, pot mesh size, depth fished, soak time, gear location (including latitude and longitude to the nearest ((tenth)) hundredth of a minute), species targeted, and weight(s) of catch before leaving the site where catch is taken. A separate weight for each species caught and retained must be recorded. When single pots are fished an entry is required for each pot site. When two or more pots are fished on a common ground line the catch site must be recorded at the location of the last pot on the ground line that is pulled. It shall be unlawful to fail to permanently record this information into the department-supplied harvest log before leaving each catch site. Harvest logs must be maintained and submitted in ascending consecutive order of harvest log serial numbers. Harvest logs must be submitted for each month in which fishing activity occurs and must be received by the department within ten days following any month in which fishing occurs. The fish receiving ticket serial number must be recorded onto the harvest log at the time of sale, or before leaving the last catch site of the day if the vessel operator holds a wholesale dealer license and is the original receiver of the catch. Vessel operators engaged in commercial harvest of shrimp from Puget Sound with shellfish pot gear must report their daily catch by telephone before leaving the last catch site fished each day. For harvest in Crustacean Management Regions 1A, 1B, 1C, or 2, reports must be made to the voice recorder at the La Conner district office. For harvest in Crustacean Management Regions 3, 4, or 6, reports must be made to the voice recorder at the Point Whitney shellfish laboratory. All reports must specify the fisher's name, estimated total number of pounds of each shrimp species in possession, number of pots fished, number of pot pulls (pots multiplied by pulls), the Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area where shrimp were harvested, and the port or name of vessel where the catch will be landed or sold. The fish receiving ticket reporting requirements of WAC 220-69-240 remain in effect.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 01-02-061 (Order 00-267), § 220-52-075, filed 12/29/00, effective 1/29/01; 01-02-057 (Order 00-262), § 220-52-075, filed 12/29/00, effective 1/29/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 00-05-054 (Order 00-17), § 220-52-075, filed 2/14/00, effective 3/16/00; 97-08-052 (Order 97-55), § 220-52-075, filed 3/31/97, effective 5/1/97; 94-12-009 (Order 94-23), § 220-52-075, filed 5/19/94, effective 6/19/94; 93-15-051, § 220-52-075, filed 7/14/93, effective 8/14/93; 91-10-024 (Order 91-22), § 220-52-075, filed 4/23/91, effective 5/24/91; 87-15-022 (Order 87-69), § 220-52-075, filed 7/8/87; 87-02-013 (Order 86-199), § 220-52-075, filed 12/30/86; 84-08-014 (Order 84-24), § 220-52-075, filed 3/27/84; 83-09-014 (Order 83-24), § 220-52-075, filed 4/12/83; 82-03-045 (Order 82-6), § 220-52-075, filed 1/19/82; 81-11-006 (Order 81-31), § 220-52-075, filed 5/11/81; 80-13-064 (Order 80-123), § 220-52-075, filed 9/17/80; 79-12-039 (Order 79-129), § 220-52-075, filed 11/20/79; 79-02-053 (Order 79-6), § 220-52-075, filed 1/30/79.]

OTS-6133.2

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 01-32, filed 3/13/01, effective 4/13/01)

WAC 220-69-240   Duties of commercial purchasers and receivers.   (1) Every person originally receiving or purchasing fresh or iced food fish or shellfish or parts thereof, or frozen food fish or shellfish or parts thereof that have not been previously landed in another state, territory, or country from fishermen, firms, or individuals, regardless of whether or not the receiver or purchaser holds a license as required under Title 77 RCW, must immediately, completely, accurately, and legibly prepare the appropriate state of Washington fish receiving ticket regarding each and every purchase or receipt of such commodities. Any employee of a licensed wholesale dealer who has authorization to receive or purchase fish or shellfish for that dealer on the premises of the primary business address or any of its branch plant locations shall be authorized to initiate and sign fish receiving tickets on behalf of his employer. The business or firm shall be responsible for the accuracy and legibility of all such documents initiated in its name. Each delivery must be recorded on a separate state of Washington fish receiving ticket.

     (2) State of Washington fish receiving tickets are required for:

     (a) Fresh food fish and shellfish landed in the state of Washington including fish or shellfish not purchased, which fish shall be recorded as weigh back or take home fish or shellfish.

     (b) Fresh food fish and shellfish previously landed in another state, territory, or country and shipped or transported into the state of Washington to an original receiver.

     (c) Frozen food fish or shellfish not previously landed in another state, territory, or country and shipped or transported into the state of Washington to an original receiver.

     (3) State of Washington fish receiving tickets are not required for:

     (a) Purchases or receipts made by individuals or consumers at retail.

     (b) Purchases or receipts from any person possessing a valid Washington wholesale dealer's license except that a wholesale dealer purchasing fish from a commercial fisherman or shellfish gatherer shall complete the appropriate fish receiving ticket regardless of whether the commercial fisherman or shellfish gatherer possesses a wholesale dealer's license. It is the purchaser's responsibility to obtain the name, address, and Washington wholesale dealer's license number, together with such sales receipt documents or information as may be required, to show the deliverer's name, quantity of fish, and date of the transaction and retain these with the food fish or shellfish.

     (c) Fresh or frozen food fish or shellfish that are in transit through the state of Washington, if no storage, handling, processing, or repackaging occurs within the state.

     (d) Private sector cultured aquatic products.

     (4) Fishermen, fishermen-wholesalers, and wholesalers shall determine the weight of baitfish contained in an average and normal brail and multiply the number of such brailers of baitfish by this weight factor and report such baitfish in both dozens and total weight: Provided, That it is lawful for such fishermen, fishermen-wholesalers, and wholesalers, when receiving herring, candlefish, anchovy, or pilchards for bait purposes, to delay completing that portion of the fish receiving ticket which indicates number of herring received, only if the herring, candlefish, anchovy, or pilchards are sold individually or counted as dozens. Such counts must be entered on the fish tickets immediately. An estimate of herring, candlefish, anchovy, or pilchards caught but not sold due to mortality must be included on the fish ticket as "loss estimate."

     (5) It is lawful for an original receiver, when receiving purse seine-caught herring taken from Areas 20A, 20B, 21A, and 21B during the period April 16 through May 31, to delay completing that portion of the fish receiving ticket which indicates the weight of herring received only until the herring are off-loaded from the original receiver's vessel. The herring must then be weighed and the weight immediately entered in the appropriate space on the ticket. A separate state of Washington fish receiving ticket must be initiated at the time of each individual receipt of herring from the purse seine catching vessel.

     (6) The original receiver of herring taken from Puget Sound Marine Fish-Shellfish Catch Areas 20A, 20B, 21A, and 21B, during the period April 16 through May 31 must report each calendar day's receipts by noon of the following day to the Department of Fish and Wildlife, LaConner, Washington; telephone ((())360(())) - 466-4345 ext. 243.

     (7) It is unlawful for any person receiving or purchasing geoducks from fishermen, firms, or individuals, regardless of whether or not the purchaser or receiver holds a license as required under Title 77 RCW, to fail to accurately and legibly complete the fish receiving ticket initiated on the harvest tract immediately upon the actual landing of geoducks from the harvesting vessel onto the shore. This fish receiving ticket shall accompany the harvested geoducks from the department of natural resources harvest tract to the point of landing.

     (8) It is unlawful for the original receiver of Pacific whiting to fail to enter an estimated weight of Pacific whiting on the fish receiving ticket immediately upon completion of the landing. The exact weights of whiting, by grade, and all incidental species in the landing must be entered on the fish receiving ticket within twenty-four hours of the landing.

     (9) It is unlawful for the original receiver of shrimp other than ghost shrimp taken from Puget Sound by pot gear to fail to report to the department the previous ((day's)) week's purchases by 10:00 a.m. the following ((morning. Such report must be by telephone call to the Point Whitney Shellfish Laboratory or by facsimile transmission (FAX) to the Point Whitney Shellfish Laboratory. All reports must specify the total number of pounds caught by gear type, Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area, and species. The fish receiving ticket reporting requirement of WAC 220-69-240 remains in effect.

     (10))) Monday. For harvest in Crustacean Management Regions 1 or 2, reports must be made to the La Conner district office by voice 360-466-4345 extension 245, or facsimile 360-466-0515. For harvest in Crustacean Management Regions 3, 4, or 6, reports must be made to the Point Whitney Shellfish Laboratory by voice 360-796-4601, extension 800, or facsimile 360-586-8408. All reports must specify the serial numbers of the fish receiving tickets on which the previous week's shrimp were sold, and the total number of pounds caught by gear type, Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area (Catch Area), and species listed on each ticket. The fish receiving ticket reporting requirement of WAC 220-69-240 remains in effect.

     (a) Every person originally receiving or purchasing shrimp, other than ghost shrimp, harvested from Catch Area 23A, shall record either 23A-E, 23A-W or 23A-S on shellfish receiving tickets based on the location of harvest and the boundary definitions specified in WAC 220-52-051.

     (b) Every person originally receiving or purchasing shrimp, other than ghost shrimp, harvested from Catch Area 26A, shall record either 26A-E or 26A-W on shellfish receiving tickets based on the location of harvest and the boundary definitions specified in WAC 220-52-051.

     (c) Every person originally receiving or purchasing shrimp, other than ghost shrimp, harvested from Catch Area 26B, shall record either 26B-1 or 26B-2 on shellfish receiving tickets based on the location of harvest and the boundary definitions specified in WAC 220-52-051.

     (d) Every person originally receiving or purchasing shrimp, other than ghost shrimp, harvested from Catch Areas 20B, 21A, and 22A, shall record either 1A-20B, 1A-22A, 1B-20B, 1B-21A, 1B-22A, or 1C-21A on shellfish receiving tickets based on the location of harvest and the boundary definitions specified in WAC 220-52-051.

     (10) It is unlawful for the original receiver of shrimp other than ghost shrimp taken from Puget Sound by trawl gear to fail to report to the department the previous day's purchases by 10:00 a.m. the following morning. For harvest in Crustacean Management Region 1, reports must be made to the La Conner district office by voice 360-466-4345 extension 245, or facsimile 360-466-0515. For harvest in Crustacean Management Region 3, reports must be made to the Point Whitney Shellfish Laboratory by voice 360-796-4601, extension 800, or facsimile 360-586-8408. All reports must specify the serial numbers of the fish receiving tickets on which the previous day's shrimp were sold, and the total number of pounds caught by gear type, Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area, and species listed on each ticket. The fish receiving ticket reporting requirement of WAC 220-69-240 remains in effect.

     (11) It is unlawful for the original receiver to fail to initiate the completion of the fish receiving ticket immediately upon receipt of any portion of a commercial catch. Should the unloading of a catch take more than one day, the date that the unloading is completed shall be entered on the fish receiving ticket as the date of landing. If, for any purpose, the vessel leaves the unloading site, the original receiver must immediately enter the current date on the fish receiving ticket.

     (((11))) (12) During any fishery opening designated by rule as "quick reporting required," it is unlawful for any wholesale dealer acting in the capacity of an original receiver to fail to report a summary of all purchases of salmon and sturgeon made on the previous calendar day. The summary must include dealer name and purchasing location, date of purchase, list of fish ticket numbers used on the purchasing date, and the following summary catch data for each species purchased: Gear, catch area, species, number and total weight of fish. When quick reporting is required, it is unlawful to fail to comply with the following reporting requirements:

     (a) Puget Sound summary reports must be reported by 10:00 a.m. on the day after the purchase date by either:

     (i) FAX transmission to ((())360(())) -902-2949

     (ii) E-mail to psfishtickets@dfw.wa.gov or

     (iii) Telephone to 1-866-791-1279

     (b) Coastal troll summary reports must be reported by 10:00 a.m. on the day after the purchase date by either:

     (i) FAX transmission to ((())360(()))-902-2949

     (ii) E-mail to trollfishtickets@dfw.wa.gov or

     (iii) Telephone to 1-866-791-1279

     (c) Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay summary reports must be reported by 10:00 a.m. on the day after the purchase date by either:

     (i) FAX transmission to ((())360(()))-664-0689

     (ii) E-mail to harborfishtickets@dfw.wa.gov or

     (iii) Telephone to 1-866-791-1280

     (d) Columbia River summary reports must be reported by 10:00 a.m. on the day after the purchase date by either:

     (i) FAX transmission to ((())360(()))-906-6776 or ((())360(()))-906-6777

     (ii) E-mail to crfishtickets@dfw.wa.gov or

     (iii) Telephone to 1-866-791-1281

     (((12))) (13) It is unlawful for any wholesale dealer acting in the capacity of an original receiver and receiving sea urchins or sea cucumbers from nontreaty fishers to fail to report to the department each day's purchases by 10:00 a.m. the following day. For red sea urchins the report must specify the number of pounds received from each sea urchin district. For green sea urchins and sea cucumbers the report must specify the number of pounds received from each Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area. The report must be made by facsimile (FAX) transmission to ((())360(()))-586-8408 or by telephone to ((())360(()))-796-4601, extension 500. Additionally, it is unlawful for the original receiver of red sea urchins to fail to record on the fish receiving ticket the sea urchin district where the red sea urchins were taken, and it is unlawful for the original receiver of any sea urchins to fail to record on the fish receiving ticket the name of the port of landing where the sea urchins were landed ashore.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 01-07-015 (Order 01-32), § 220-69-240, filed 3/13/01, effective 4/13/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 00-01-145 (Order 99-221), § 220-69-240, filed 12/20/99, effective 1/20/00; 97-08-052 (Order 97-55), § 220-69-240, filed 3/31/97, effective 5/1/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.58.040. 86-19-043 (Order 86-102), § 220-69-240, filed 9/12/86. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 85-11-020 (Order 85-43), § 220-69-240, filed 5/10/85; 83-24-049 (Order 83-203), § 220-69-240, filed 12/2/83; 82-17-040 (Order 82-105), § 220-69-240, filed 8/13/82; 81-11-006 (Order 81-31), § 220-69-240, filed 5/11/81; Order 77-14, § 220-69-240, filed 4/15/77; Order 76-153, § 220-69-240, filed 12/17/76.]

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