WSR 07-17-159 PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH [ Filed August 21, 2007, 3:11 p.m. , effective September 21, 2007 ] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: This rule will equitably assess the costs associated with commercial geoduck paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) testing. The cost assessment will follow the annual redistribution formula which is based on the number of tests done in the previous year. This testing is essential to public health as it is the only means available to determine if dangerous levels of PSP exist in commercial geoduck, and ensures toxic shellfish do not reach consumers.
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 07-12-052 on June 1, 2007.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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: August 21, 2007.
Mary C. Selecky
Secretary
OTS-9709.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 06-15-131, filed 7/19/06, effective 8/19/06)
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) $(( 10,132)) 13,201Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe $(( 4,193)) 3,030Lower Elwah Klallam Tribe $(( 5,241)) 7,358Lummi Nation $216 Nisqually Indian Tribe $(( 3,494)) 3,463Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe $(( 6,639)) 4,978Puyallup Tribe of Indians $(( 5,940)) 5,194Skokomish Indian Tribe $(( 524)) 0Squaxin Island Tribe $(( 5,416)) 6,276Suquamish Tribe $(( 11,880)) 10,604Swinomish Tribe $(( 873)) 1,299Tulalip Tribe $(( 2,620)) 1,299Discovery Bay Shellfish $(( 1,048)) 1,082
(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. 06-15-131, § 246-282-990, filed 7/19/06, effective 8/19/06; 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.]
Document Information
- Effective Date:
- 9/21/2007
- Rules:
- 246-282-990