The director designates the hagfish pot fishery as an emerging commercial fishery for which use of a vessel is required. It is unlawful to fish for, possess, or deliver hagfish taken for commercial purposes unless the fisher has a valid emerging commercial fishery license and a hagfish pot trial fishery permit.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
77.04.012,
77.04.013,
77.04.020,
77.04.055, and
77.12.047. WSR 17-05-112 (Order 17-04), recodified as § 220-360-200, filed 2/15/17, effective 3/18/17. Statutory Authority: RCW
77.12.047. WSR 05-21-067 (Order 05-245), § 220-88E-010, filed 10/14/05, effective 11/14/05.]