SB 6033 - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Provides that, in order to administer a Washington coastal Dungeness crab pot buoy tag program, the department may charge a fee to holders of a Dungeness crab--coastal or a Dungeness crab coastal class B fishery license to reimburse the department for the production of Washington coastal crab pot buoy tags and the administration of a Washington coastal crab pot buoy tag program.

Requires the department to annually review the costs of crab pot buoy tag production under this act with the goal of minimizing the per tag production costs. Any savings in production costs shall be passed on to the fishers required to purchase crab pot buoy tags under this act in the form of a lower tag fee.