HB 1972 - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Declares that a commercial fish seller's failure to account for commercial harvest is a misdemeanor.

Provides that a retail fish seller is guilty of retail fish seller's failure to account for commercial harvest if the retail seller sells fish or shellfish at retail, the fish or shellfish were required to be entered on a Washington state fish receiving ticket, the seller is not a wholesale fish dealer or fisher selling under a direct retail sale endorsement, and the seller fails to maintain sufficient records at the location where the fish or shellfish are being sold to determine the designated information.