77.15.630 - Fish buying and dealing licenses -- Unlawful use -- Penalty. - Washington Statutes

Fish buying and dealing licenses — Unlawful use — Penalty.

(1) A person who holds a fish dealer's license required by RCW 77.65.280, an anadromous game fish buyer's license required by RCW 77.65.480, or a fish buyer's license required by RCW 77.65.340 is guilty of unlawful use of fish buying and dealing licenses in the second degree if the person:

     (a) Possesses or receives fish or shellfish for commercial purposes worth less than two hundred fifty dollars; and

     (b) Fails to document such fish or shellfish with a fish-receiving ticket required by statute or rule of the department.

     (2) A person is guilty of unlawful use of fish buying and dealing licenses in the first degree if the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section and:

     (a) The violation involves fish or shellfish worth two hundred fifty dollars or more;

     (b) The person acted with knowledge that the fish or shellfish were taken from a closed area, at a closed time, or by a person not licensed to take such fish or shellfish for commercial purposes; or

     (c) The person acted with knowledge that the fish or shellfish were taken in violation of any tribal law.

     (3)(a) Unlawful use of fish buying and dealing licenses in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.

     (b) Unlawful use of fish buying and dealing licenses in the first degree is a class C felony. Upon conviction, the department shall suspend all privileges to engage in fish buying or dealing for two years.

[2000 c 107 § 254; 1998 c 190 § 44.]