06-15-131

WSR 06-15-131

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

[ Filed July 19, 2006, 10:12 a.m. , effective August 19, 2006 ]

     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: The proposed rule restructures the commercial shellfish operations fee schedule for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) testing of commercially harvested geoduck. PSP fees are set for the purpose of recovering 100% of the cost of PSP testing performed at the state public health lab in Seattle. The restructure is revenue neutral, but will increase fees over the fiscal growth factor for some operators. The 2005 legislature authorized the department to increase fees beyond the fiscal growth factor in ESSB 6090 (section 221(1), chapter 518, Laws of 2005).

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-282-990.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.70.250.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 06-11-165 on May 24, 2006.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: July 17, 2006.

M. C. Selecky

Secretary

OTS-8808.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 05-17-120, filed 8/17/05, effective 9/17/05)

WAC 246-282-990   Fees.   (1) Annual shellfish operation license fees are:

Type of Operation			Annual Fee
	Harvester			$250((.))
	Shellstock Shipper
		0 - 49 Acres		$282((.))
		50 or greater Acres		$452((.))
	Scallop Shellstock Shipper		$282
	Shucker-Packer
		Plants with floor space < 2000="" sq.="">		$514((.))
		Plants with floor space 2000 sq. ft. to 5000 sq. ft.		$622((.))
		Plants with floor space > 5000 sq. ft.		$1,147((.))

     (2) The fee for each export certificate is $10.30.

     (3) Annual PSP 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		$173
Harvester		3 or more		$259
Shellstock Shipper		≤ 2		$195
	0 - 49 acres
Shellstock Shipper		3 or more		$292
	0 - 49 acres
Shellstock Shipper		N/A		$468
	50 or greater acres
Shucker-Packer		≤ 2		$354
	(plants < 2000="">2)
Shucker-Packer		3 or more		$533
	(plants < 2000="">2)
Shucker-Packer		≤ 2		$429
	(plants 2000 - 5000 ft2)
Shucker-Packer		3 or more		$644
	(plants 2000 - 5000 ft2)
Shucker-Packer		N/A		$1,189
	(plants > 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 1 of each year for companies licensed as harvesters; or

     (iii) July 1 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	Fee
Department of natural resources (quota tracts harvested by DNR contract holders)	$((13,216)) 10,132
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe	$((3,377)) 4,193
Lower Elwah Klallam Tribe	$((5,139)) 5,241
((Lummi Nation	$0))
Nisqually Indian Tribe	$((1,762)) 3,494
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe	$((11,306)) 6,639
Puyallup Tribe of Indians	$((4,992)) 5,940
Skokomish Indian Tribe	$((441)) 524
Squaxin Island Tribe	$((5,286)) 5,416
Suquamish Tribe	$((8,663)) 11,880
Swinomish Tribe	$((294)) 873
Tulalip Tribe	$((1,615)) 2,620
Discovery Bay Shellfish	$((1,175)) 1,048
((Seattle Shellfish	$734
Taylor Shellfish Company, Inc. (Shelton)	$0
Washington Shell Fish, Inc.	$0))

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

     (6) Refunds for PSP 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.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250. 05-17-120, § 246-282-990, filed 8/17/05, effective 9/17/05; 04-15-154, § 246-282-990, filed 7/21/04, effective 8/21/04; 03-18-093, § 246-282-990, filed 9/2/03, effective 10/3/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250 and 34.70.250 [43.70.250]. 03-14-037, § 246-282-990, filed 6/23/03, effective 7/24/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250 and the 2002 supplemental operating budget. 02-15-094, § 246-282-990, filed 7/16/02, effective 8/16/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250, 70.90.150, and 43.20B.250. 01-14-047, § 246-282-990, filed 6/29/01, effective 7/30/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 69.30.030 and 43.20.030. 01-04-054, § 246-282-990, filed 2/5/01, effective 3/8/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250. 00-02-016, § 246-282-990, filed 12/27/99, effective 1/27/00; 99-12-022, § 246-282-990, filed 5/24/99, effective 6/24/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20B.020 and 69.30.030. 98-12-068, § 246-282-990, filed 6/1/98, effective 7/2/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.203.020 [43.20B.020]. 97-12-031, § 246-282-990, filed 5/30/97, effective 6/30/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20B.020 and 69.30.030. 96-16-073, § 246-282-990, filed 8/6/96, effective 10/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 93-17-096 (Order 389), § 246-282-990, filed 8/17/93, effective 9/17/93; 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-282-990, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20A.055. 85-12-029 (Order 2236), § 440-44-065, filed 5/31/85; 84-13-006 (Order 2109), § 440-44-065, filed 6/7/84; 83-15-021 (Order 1991), § 440-44-065, filed 7/14/83. Statutory Authority: 1982 c 201. 82-13-011 (Order 1825), § 440-44-065, filed 6/4/82.]