Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) The
department will approve and issue a bait permit to a person to harvest
shellfish from a harvest site in a growing area classified by the department as
"prohibited," "restricted," or "conditionally approved" in closed status if all
of the following conditions are met.
(a) The
person possesses a valid shellfish operation license.
(b) The person possesses a valid harvest site
certificate for the site.
(c) The
harvest site is not impacted by biotoxin levels that would cause the department
to close it for harvest for human consumption.
(d) The person submits a completed written
application and plan of operations approved by the department completely
describing the procedures of the bait operation.
(e) The person pays the department a bait
permit application fee or renewal fee as required by this chapter.
(2) A person operating under a
bait permit must:
(a) Follow all procedures
in the plan of operations approved by the department;
(b) Harvest bait from an area classified as
"prohibited" only during daylight hours;
(c) Harvest bait from an area classified as
"prohibited" only under direct monitoring by a person approved by the
department;
(d) Completely immerse
the shellfish in an approved dye that imparts an easily noticeable permanent
color to the tissue immediately upon landing the shellfish;
(e) Label each container of shellfish "NOT
FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION - BAIT USE ONLY" prior to removal from the harvest
site;
(f) Store the shellfish
physically separated from any shellfish intended for human consumption;
and
(g) Keep records for each lot
of shellfish harvested for use as bait showing a lot identification number, the
species, the harvest site, the harvest date, the quantity harvested, the names
of all buyers, and the quantity sold to each buyer.
(3) A person's bait permit expires on the
same date as the person's shellfish operation license.
(4) Any person possessing a commercial
quantity of bait shellfish is exempt from the requirement to obtain a bait
permit provided that the person:
(a) Obtains
the shellfish from a person with a valid bait permit;
(b) Possesses a sales invoice for the
shellfish from a person with a valid bait permit; and
(c) Maintains each container of shellfish
prominently labeled "NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION - BAIT USE ONLY."
Statutory Authority: RCW 69.30.030 and 43.20.030.
01-04-054, § 246-282-036, filed 2/5/01, effective
3/8/01.
