Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 77.65 - Food Fish and Shellfish—Commercial Licenses.
77.65.600 - Return of certain licenses upon termination of employment relationship.

RCW 77.65.600
Return of certain licenses upon termination of employment relationship.

(1) Upon termination of the employment relationship by an employee or by an employing person, firm, or business, the employee shall return to the person, firm, or business who purchased the license on the employee's behalf any license described in subsection (2) of this section that the employee possesses.
(2) This section applies to the following types of licenses if the following types of licenses are purchased by a person, firm, or business on behalf of an employee of that person, firm, or business:
(a) A food fish guide license issued under RCW 77.65.370; and
(b) A game fish guide license issued under RCW 77.65.480.
(3) Any license described in subsection (2) of this section that is returned to the person, firm, or business who purchased the license pursuant to this section is transferable to another employee of the person, firm, or business who qualifies for a license under RCW 77.65.050 and 77.65.560.
(4)(a) An employee who fails to return a license as provided in this section shall pay to the person, firm, or business who purchased the license on the employee's behalf an amount equal to the full amount of the license fee and any application fee paid.
(b) A license possessed by an employee who fails to return the license as provided in this section or to pay the person, firm, or business who purchased the license on the employee's behalf as provided in (a) of this subsection is invalidated.
(5) For the purposes of this section, "purchased" means the payment of the full amount of the license fee and any application fee applicable to the license.

[ 2015 c 103 § 1.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife

Chapter 77.65 - Food Fish and Shellfish—Commercial Licenses.

77.65.010 - Required licenses—Exemption.

77.65.020 - Transfer of licenses—Restrictions—Fees—Inheritability.

77.65.030 - Commercial licenses and permits—Application deadline—Exception.

77.65.040 - Commercial licenses—Qualifications—Limited-entry license—Nonsalmon delivery license.

77.65.050 - Application for commercial licenses and permits—Replacement.

77.65.060 - No commercial fishery during year—License requirement waived or license fees refunded.

77.65.070 - Licensees subject to statute and rules—Expiration and renewal of licenses.

77.65.080 - License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.

77.65.090 - Vessel substitution—Fees.

77.65.100 - Vessel designation.

77.65.110 - Alternate operator designation—Fees.

77.65.120 - Sale or delivery of fish or shellfish by fishery license holder and alternate operators—Conditions—License with a limited fish seller endorsement.

77.65.130 - Vessel operation—License designation—Alternate operator license required.

77.65.140 - Alternate operators—Increase for certain licenses.

77.65.150 - Licenses and permits—Fees—"Charter boat" defined—Oregon charter boats—Salmon charter license renewal.

77.65.160 - Commercial salmon fishery licenses—Gear and geographic designations—Fees.

77.65.170 - Salmon delivery license—Fees—Restrictions—Revocation.

77.65.180 - Oregon, California harvested salmon—Landing in Washington ports encouraged.

77.65.190 - Emergency salmon delivery license—Fees—Nontransferable, nonrenewable.

77.65.200 - Commercial fishery licenses for food fish fisheries—Fees—Rules for species, gear, and areas.

77.65.210 - Nonlimited entry delivery license—Exceptions—Fees.

77.65.220 - Commercial fishery licenses for shellfish fisheries—Fees—Rules for species, gear, and areas.

77.65.240 - Surcharge on Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license.

77.65.250 - Hardshell clam mechanical harvester fishery license.

77.65.260 - State oyster reserves—Oyster reserve fishery license.

77.65.270 - Oyster cultch permit.

77.65.280 - Fish dealer license—Exemption—Fees.

77.65.310 - Wholesale fish buyers and limited fish sellers—Documentation of commercial harvest.

77.65.320 - Wholesale fish buyers/limited fish seller—Performance bond.

77.65.330 - Wholesale fish buyer/limited fish seller—Notification by director of a violation of rules relating to the accounting of commercial harvest—Payment of liability.

77.65.340 - Wholesale fish buyer endorsement—Fees.

77.65.350 - Salmon roe—Sale by crewmember on a boat designated on a salmon charter license—Requirements.

77.65.370 - Food fish guide license—Game fish guide license.

77.65.380 - Ocean pink shrimp—Defined.

77.65.390 - Ocean pink shrimp—Delivery license—Fees.

77.65.400 - Emerging commercial fishery—Trial or experimental fishery—Licenses and permits.

77.65.410 - Geoduck diver license—Fee—Expiration—Safety program.

77.65.420 - Wild salmonid policy—Establishment.

77.65.430 - Wild salmonid policy—Management strategies and gear types.

77.65.440 - Alternate operator—Geoduck diver—Food fish guide—Fees.

77.65.450 - Trapper's license—Fees.

77.65.460 - Trapper's license—Training program or examination requisite for issuance to initial licensee.

77.65.480 - Taxidermist, fur dealer, game fish guide, and game farm—Licenses—Fees—Game fish stocking permit—Fees—Fishing or field trial permit—Fees.

77.65.490 - Activities requiring license/permit.

77.65.500 - Reports required from persons with licenses or permits under RCW 77.65.480.

77.65.510 - Limited fish seller endorsement—Food safety requirements—Fees—Other provisions.

77.65.530 - Washington-coastal spot shrimp pot fishery license.

77.65.550 - Revocation of geoduck diver license.

77.65.560 - Application for food fish guide license/game fish guide license—Required information.

77.65.570 - Suspension of charter boat, food fish guide, or game fish guide license—Appeal.

77.65.580 - Vessel registration number decal and identifying decal for food fish guides, game fish guides, and charter boat operators.

77.65.590 - Fish guide combination license—Rule making—Fee.

77.65.600 - Return of certain licenses upon termination of employment relationship.

77.65.610 - Crewmember license—Requirements—Rule making—Fee—Exemptions.

77.65.615 - Commercial whale watching business license—Commercial whale watching operator license—Commercial whale watching kayak guide license—Fees—Definitions.

77.65.620 - Commercial whale watching license—Adoption of rules—Analysis and report to the governor and the legislature—Definitions.