Wash. Admin. Code § 246-282-990 - Fees

(1) Annual shellfish operation license fees are:

Type of Operation	Annual Fee
Harvester	$263
Shellstock Shipper
0 - 49 Acres	$297
50 or greater Acres	$476
Scallop Shellstock Shipper	$297
Shucker-Packer
Plants with floor space < 2000 sq. ft.	$542
Plants with floor space 2000 sq. ft. to 5000 sq. ft.	$656
Plants with floor space > 5000 sq. ft.	$1,210

(2) The fee for each export certificate is $55.00.

(3) Annual biotoxin testing fees for companies harvesting species other than geoduck intertidally (between the extremes of high and low tide) are as follows:

Fee Category
Type of Operation	Number of Harvest Sites	Fee
Harvester	<= 2	$353
Harvester	3 or more	$535
Shellstock Shipper		$198
Wholesale
Company
Shellstock Shipper	<= 2	$393
0 - 49 acres
Shellstock Shipper	3 or more	$610
0 - 49 acres
Shellstock Shipper	N/A	$961
50 or greater acres
Shucker-Packer	<= 2	$752
(plants < 2000 ft2)
Shucker-Packer	3 or more	$1,076
(plants < 2000 ft2)
Shucker-Packer	<= 2	$882
(plants 2000 - 5000 ft2)
Shucker-Packer	3 or more	$1,297
(plants 2000 - 5000 ft2)
Shucker-Packer	N/A	$2,412
(plants [GREATER THAN] 5000 ft2)

(a) The number of harvest sites will be the total number of harvest sites on the licensed company's harvest site certificate:

(i) At the time of first licensure; or

(ii) January 1st of each year for companies licensed as harvesters; or

(iii) July 1st of each year for companies licensed as shellstock shippers and shucker packers.

(b) Two or more contiguous parcels with a total acreage of one acre or less is considered one harvest site.

(4) Annual PSP testing fees for companies harvesting geoduck are as follows:

Harvester	Cert #	Fee
Department of Natural Resources	NA	$15,037
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe	WA-0588-SS	$5,618
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe	WA-0587-HA	$2,644
Lummi Indian Business Council	WA-0098-SS	$496
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe	WA-0859-HA	$5,123
Puyallup Tribe of Indians	WA-1137-HA	$4,957
Seaproducts, Inc.	WA-1416-SS	$661
Skokomish Indian Tribe	WA-0577-HA	$165
Suquamish Tribe	WA-0694-SS	$5,618
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community	WA-1420-SS	$661
Taylor Shellfish Company, Inc.	WA-0046-SP	$7,932
The Tulalip Tribes	WA-0997-HA	$9,088

(5) Fees must be paid in full to department of health before a commercial shellfish license is issued or renewed.

(6) Refunds for fees will be given only if the applicant withdraws a new or renewal license application prior to the effective date of the new or renewed license.

Notes

Wash. Admin. Code § 246-282-990

Amended by WSR 14-12-082, Filed 6/3/2014, effective 7/4/2014 Amended by WSR 15-11-053, Filed 5/15/2015, effective 6/15/2015 Amended by WSR 16-01-041, Filed 12/9/2015, effective 1/9/2016 Amended by WSR 16-07-094, Filed 3/18/2016, effective 4/18/2016 Amended by WSR 17-06-062, Filed 2/28/2017, effective 3/31/2017 Amended by WSR 18-09-067, Filed 4/16/2018, effective 5/17/2018 Amended by WSR 19-10-026, Filed 4/23/2019, effective 5/24/2019 Amended by WSR 20-22-001, Filed 10/21/2020, effective 11/21/2020 Amended by WSR 21-11-080, Filed 5/18/2021, effective 6/18/2021 Amended by WSR 22-10-050, Filed 4/29/2022, effective 5/30/2022