1972AMSPFWS2648.1HB 1972S COMM AMDBy Committee on Parks, Fish & WildlifeADOPTED 04/11/2003 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert thefollowing:NEW SECTION.Sec. A new section is added to chapter 77.15 RCWto read as follows: Since violation of rules of the department relating to theaccounting of the commercial harvest of food fish, commercialized gamefish, and shellfish result in damage to the resources of the state,persons selling such fish and shellfish at retail, including but notlimited to stores, markets, and restaurants, must maintain sufficientrecords for the department to be able to ascertain the origin of thefish and shellfish in their possession. (1) A retail fish seller is guilty of retail fish seller's failureto account for commercial harvest if the retail seller sells fish orshellfish at retail, the fish or shellfish were required to be enteredon a Washington state fish receiving ticket, the seller is not awholesale fish dealer or fisher selling under a direct retail saleendorsement, and the seller fails to maintain sufficient records at thelocation where the fish or shellfish are being sold to determine thefollowing: (a) The name of the wholesale fish dealer or fisher selling undera direct retail sale endorsement from whom the fish were purchased; (b) The wholesale fish dealer's license number or the number of thefisher's sale under a direct retail sale endorsement; (c) The fish receiving ticket number documenting original receipt,if known; (d) The date of purchase; and (e) The amount of fish or shellfish originally purchased from thewholesale dealer or fisher selling under a direct retail saleendorsement. 1 (2) A retail fish seller's failure to account for commercialharvest is a misdemeanor.HB 1972S COMM AMDBy Committee on Parks, Fish & WildlifeADOPTED 04/11/2003 On page 1, beginning on line 2 of the title, after fish; strikethe remainder of the title and insert adding a new section to chapter77.15 RCW; and prescribing penalties.--- END --- 2