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HOUSE BILL 2367
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1992 Regular Session
By Representatives R. King, Wilson, Orr and Valle
Read first time 01/15/92. Referred to Committee on Fisheries & Wildlife.
AN ACT Relating to commercial fishing vessel safety; amending RCW 75.28.035; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that it is in the interest of the public to promote safety in commercial fishing operations.
Sec. 2. RCW 75.28.035 and 1989 c 316 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
An application for issuance or renewal of a commercial fishing license shall contain the name and address of the vessel owner, the name and address of the vessel operator, the name and number of the vessel, a description of the vessel and fishing gear to be carried on the vessel, and other information required by the department. An applicant and the applicant's commercial fishing vessel shall be in compliance with all federal law pertaining to fishing vessel safety. An applicant in compliance shall sign an affidavit stating such, which shall become a required part of the commercial fishing license application for renewal or issuance. The department shall provide to the applicant a list of required equipment with the application for issuance or renewal of the license. The director shall permanently revoke the license of successful applicants who are subsequently found not to be in compliance with the federal law.
At the time of issuance of a commercial fishing license the director shall furnish the licensee with a vessel registration and two license decals.
Vessel registrations and license decals issued by the director shall be displayed as provided by rule of the director.
A commercial fishing license is not valid if the vessel is operated by a person other than the operator listed on the license. The director may authorize additional operators for the license. Unless adjusted by the director pursuant to the director's authority granted in RCW 75.28.065, the fee for an additional operator is twenty dollars.
The vessel owner shall notify the director on forms provided by the department of changes of ownership or operator and a new license shall be issued upon payment of a fee of twenty dollars.
A defaced, mutilated, or lost license or license decal shall be replaced immediately. Unless adjusted by the director pursuant to the director's authority granted in RCW 75.28.065, the replacement fee is ten dollars.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 1993.