WSR 98-12-068
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
[Filed June 1, 1998, 3:08 p.m.]
Date of Adoption: May 15, 1998.
Purpose: Creates "harvester" as a new classification of commercial shellfish license with a fee of $250.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-282-990.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.20B.020.
Other Authority: RCW 69.30.030.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 98-08-118 on April 1, 1998.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, amended 1, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 1, repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
May 29, 1998
Bruce Miyahara
Secretary
OTS-1993.1
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 97-12-031, filed 5/30/97, effective 6/30/97)
WAC 246-282-990 Shellfish program certification fees. (1)
Annual certificate fees ((shall be)) are:
| Type of Operation | Annual Fee | |||
| Harvester | $250. | |||
| Shellstock Shipper | ||||
| 0 - 49 Acres | $260. | |||
| 50 or greater Acres | $415. | |||
| Shucker-Packer | ||||
| Plants with floor space < 2000 sq. ft. | $470. | |||
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Plants with floor space > 2000 sq. ft.
and < 5000 sq. ft. |
$570. | |
| Plants with floor space > 5000 sq. ft. | $1,040. | |||
(2) Type of operations are defined as follows:
(a) "Shellstock shipper" shall mean shippers growing, harvesting, buying, or selling shellstock. Shellstock shippers are not authorized to shuck shellfish or to repack shucked shellfish.
(b) "Shucker-packer" shall mean shippers shucking and packing shellfish. A shucker-packer may act as a shellstock dealer.
(c) "Harvester" means a commercial shellfish operation with activities limited to harvesting shellstock, and shipping and selling it within Washington state to shellfish dealers licensed by the department. Harvesters do not shuck shellfish; repack shucked shellfish; repack shellstock; or store shellstock in any location other than the approved growing area where the shellstock was harvested.
(3) "Export certificate" means a certificate issued by the department to a licensed shucker-packer or shellstock shipper for use in the foreign export of a lot or shipment of shellfish. The fee for each export certificate shall be $10.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.203.020 [43.20B.020]. 97-12-031, § 246-282-990, filed 5/30/97, effective 6/30/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20B.020 and 69.30.030. 96-16-073, § 246-282-990, filed 8/6/96, effective 10/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 93-17-096 (Order 389), § 246-282-990, filed 8/17/93, effective 9/17/93; 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-282-990, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20A.055. 85-12-029 (Order 2236), § 440-44-065, filed 5/31/85; 84-13-006 (Order 2109), § 440-44-065, filed 6/7/84; 83-15-021 (Order 1991), § 440-44-065, filed 7/14/83. Statutory Authority: 1982 c 201. 82-13-011 (Order 1825), § 440-44-065, filed 6/4/82.]