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77.15.560 - Commercial fish, shellfish harvest or delivery -- Failure to report -- Penalty.

Commercial fish, shellfish harvest or delivery — Failure to report — Penalty.

(1) Except as provided in RCW 77.15.640, a person is guilty of failing to report a commercial fish or shellfish harvest or delivery if the person acts for commercial purposes and takes or delivers any fish or shellfish, and the person:

     (a) Fails to sign a fish-receiving ticket that documents the delivery of fish or shellfish or otherwise documents the taking or delivery; or

     (b) Fails to report or document the taking, landing, or delivery as required by any rule of the department.

     (2) Failing to report a commercial fish harvest or delivery is a gross misdemeanor.

     (3) For purposes of this section, "delivery" of fish or shellfish occurs when there is a transfer or conveyance of title or control from the person who took, fished for, or otherwise harvested the fish or shellfish.

[1998 c 190 § 41.]