Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) The
department will issue a wild seed permit to a person to move shellfish from a
harvest site in a growing area classified by the department as "conditionally
approved" in closed status, "restricted," or "prohibited," if all of the
following conditions are met.
(a) The person
possesses a valid shellfish operation license.
(b) The person possesses a harvest site
certificate listing both the initial harvest site for the seed and the grow-out
site.
(c) The original harvest site
has acceptable levels of poisonous chemicals, is not in an area known to be a
hazardous chemical disposal site, and is not in a closure zone of a wastewater
treatment plant or marina.
(d) The
grow-out site is in a natural body of water classified by the department as
"approved" or "conditionally approved."
(e) The person submits a completed written
application and plan of operations approved by the department completely
describing the procedures of the wild seed operation, including the size
distribution of the seed.
(f) The
person pays the department a wild seed permit application fee or renewal fee as
required by this chapter.
(2) A person operating under a wild seed
permit must:
(a) Follow all procedures in the
plan of operations approved by the department;
(b) Harvest seed from an area classified as
"prohibited" only during daylight hours;
(c) Harvest seed from an area classified as
"prohibited" only under direct monitoring by a person approved by the
department;
(d) Leave seed in a
grow-out site for a minimum of six months before final harvest;
(e) Limit harvest of live shellfish larger
than seed size attached to, or commingled with, the seed to less than five
percent of the total number of the shellfish harvested from the site;
(f) Place any live shellfish larger than seed
size attached to, or commingled with, the seed in the grow-out site for a
minimum of six months after initial harvest;
(g) Stake or mark the grow-out site to be
easily identified by the person for a minimum of six months from the time of
moving to the site any seed attached to, or commingled with, shellfish larger
than seed size; and
(h) Keep
records for each lot of seed harvested that show a lot identification number;
the species, location, date, and quantity moved from the initial harvest site;
the grow-out location; and the date of first harvest of any of those shellfish
from the grow-out site.
(3) A person's wild seed permit expires on
the same date as the person's shellfish operation license.
(4) A person is exempt from the requirements
of this section for the activity of harvesting seed attached to containerized
empty shellfish shells or other cultch material, provided that the person:
(a) Meets the conditions of subsection (1)(a)
through (d) of this section;
(b)
Leaves the seed in the grow-out site for a minimum of six months before final
harvest; and
(c) Fully describes
the seed harvest and grow-out activities in a written plan of operations
approved by the department for the person's shellfish operation
license.
Statutory Authority: RCW 69.30.030 and 43.20.030.
01-04-054, § 246-282-034, filed 2/5/01, effective
3/8/01.
