WAC 220-52-01901   Geoduck licenses.  (1) A geoduck fishery license issued by the director is required for the commercial harvest of geoduck clams. Geoduck fishery licenses were previously called "geoduck validations."

     (2) Only persons holding current geoduck harvest agreements from the department of natural resources or their agents may apply for geoduck fishery licenses. An application for a geoduck fishery license must be on a form provided by the department, must be complete, and must be accompanied by a copy of the geoduck harvest agreement for which the license is sought.

     (3) Each geoduck fishery license authorizes the use of two water jets or other units of geoduck harvest gear. Gear must meet the requirements of WAC 220-52-019(2). A geoduck fishery license card is a "license card" under WAC 220-69-270.

     (4) The director may suspend or revoke a geoduck license used in violation of commercial diving safety regulations, including 29 C.F.R. Part 1910, Subpart T, adopted under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The procedures of chapter 34.05 RCW apply to such suspensions or revocations. If there is a substantial probability that a violation of commercial diving safety regulations could result in death or serious physical harm to a person engaged in harvesting geoduck clams, the director may suspend the license immediately until the violation has been corrected. The director shall not revoke a geoduck license if the holder of the harvesting agreement corrects the violation within ten days of receiving written notice of the violation.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 94-12-009 (Order 94-23), § 220-52-01901, filed 5/19/94, effective 6/19/94; 93-15-051, § 220-52-01901, filed 7/14/93, effective 8/14/93; 84-08-014 (Order 84-24), § 220-52-01901, filed 3/27/84; 80-13-064 (Order 80-123), § 220-52-01901, filed 9/17/80; 79-12-039 (Order 79-129), § 220-52-01901, filed 11/20/79; Order 77-65, § 220-52-01901, filed 8/5/77 and 8/25/77.]