RCW 77.70.290
Crab taken in offshore waters—Criteria for landing in Washington state—Limitations.
(1) The director shall allow the landing into Washington state of crab taken in offshore waters only if:
(a) The crab are legally caught and landed by fishers with a valid Washington state Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license; or
(b)(i) The director determines that the landing of offshore Dungeness crab by fishers without a Washington state Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license is in the best interest of the coastal crab processing industry; (ii) the director has been requested to allow such landings by at least three Dungeness crab processors; (iii) the landings are permitted only between the dates of December 1st to February 15th inclusively; (iv) only crab fishers commercially licensed to fish by Oregon or California are permitted to land, if the crab was taken with gear that consisted of one buoy attached to each crab pot, and each crab pot was fished individually; (v) the fisher landing the crab has obtained a valid delivery license; and (vi) the decision is made on a case-by-case basis for the sole reason of improving the economic stability of the commercial crab fishery.
(2) Nothing in this section allows the commercial fishing of Dungeness crab in waters within three miles of Washington state by fishers who do not possess a valid Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license. Landings of offshore Dungeness crab by fishers without a valid Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license do not qualify the fisher for such licenses.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 8 § 49; 1997 c 418 § 2; 1994 c 260 § 3. Formerly RCW 75.30.360.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 8: See notes following RCW 77.08.010.
Finding—Severability—1994 c 260: See notes following RCW 77.70.280.
Effective date—1994 c 260 §§ 1-5, 9-19, and 21-24: See note following RCW 77.70.280.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 77.70 - License Limitation Programs.
77.70.010 - License renewed subject to RCW 77.65.080.
77.70.040 - Administrative review of department's decision—Hearing—Procedures.
77.70.050 - Salmon charter boats—Limitation on issuance of licenses—Renewal—Transfer.
77.70.060 - Salmon charter boats—Angler permit, when required.
77.70.070 - Salmon charter boats—Angler permit—Number of anglers.
77.70.080 - Salmon charter boats—Angler permit—Total number of anglers limited—Permit transfer—Fees.
77.70.090 - Commercial salmon fishing licenses and delivery licenses—Limitations—Transfer.
77.70.110 - Dungeness crab-Puget Sound fishery license—Limitations—Qualifications.
77.70.120 - Herring fishery license—Limitations on issuance.
77.70.130 - Whiting-Puget Sound fishery license—Limitation on issuance.
77.70.140 - Whiting-Puget Sound fishery license—Transferable to family members.
77.70.160 - Emerging commercial fishery designation—Experimental fishery permits.
77.70.170 - Emerging commercial fishery designation—Legislative review.
77.70.200 - Herring spawn on kelp fishery licenses—Number limited.
77.70.210 - Herring spawn on kelp fishery license—Auction.
77.70.230 - Ocean pink shrimp—Delivery license—Requirements and criteria—Continuous participation.
77.70.240 - Ocean pink shrimp—Delivery license—Requirements and criteria—Historical participation.
77.70.250 - Ocean pink shrimp—Delivery license—License transfer—License suspension.
77.70.260 - Ocean pink shrimp—Single delivery license—Fees.
77.70.290 - Crab taken in offshore waters—Criteria for landing in Washington state—Limitations.
77.70.300 - Crab taken in offshore waters—Dungeness crab offshore delivery license—Fee.
77.70.310 - Transfer of Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses—Fee.
77.70.320 - Coastal crab account—Created—Revenues—Expenditures.
77.70.330 - Coastal crab account expenditures—Management of coastal crab resource.
77.70.390 - Reduction of landing requirements under RCW 77.70.280—Procedure.
77.70.400 - Coastal Dungeness crab resource plan.
77.70.430 - Puget Sound crab pot buoy tag program—Fee—Coastal crab pot buoy tag program—Fee—Review.
77.70.440 - Puget Sound crab pot buoy tag account.
77.70.442 - Washington coastal crab pot buoy tag account.
77.70.450 - Commercial fisheries buyback account.
77.70.460 - Collection of fee—Fee schedule—Deposit of moneys.
77.70.470 - Ban on assessing fee under RCW 77.70.460.
77.70.500 - Crab pot removal permit—Shellfish pot removal permit—Rules—Penalty.
77.70.510 - Washington-coastal spot shrimp pot fishery license.