1. (1) The department shall collect the following fees:

   1. (a) Annual shellfish operation license:

      Operation	Acres	Harvest Sites	Fee effective untilJune 30, 2026	Fee effective startingJuly 1, 2026
      Harvester		2 or less	$876	$1,489
      	3 or more	$916	$1,569
      Shellstock Shipper	0-49 Acres	2 or less	$1,954	$3,611
      0-49 Acres	3 or more	$2,100	$3,902
      50 or greater Acres		$2,188	$3,900
      Wholesale Only	Wholesale Only	$1,955	$3,613
      Wholesale Only DNR Tracts	Wholesale Only DNR Tracts	$1,811	$3,322
      Shucker Packer	Plants < 2,000 sq. ft.	2 or less	$4,398	$8,252
      Plants < 2,000 sq. ft.	3 or more	$4,816	$9,090
      Plants 2,000-5,000 sq. ft.	2 or less	$5,512	$10,368
      Plants 2,000-5,000 sq. ft.	3 or more	$5,405	$10,154
      Plants ˃ 5,000 sq. ft.	N/A	$5,105	$9,000

   2. (b) $159 for each export certificate.

   3. (c) Annual biotoxin testing for companies harvesting species other than geoduck intertidally (between the extremes of high and low tide):

      Operation	Acres	Harvest Sites	Fee effective untilJune 30, 2026	Fee effective startingJuly 1, 2026
      Harvester		2 or less	$353	$710
      	3 or more	$535	$1,076
      Shellstock Shipper	Wholesale	Wholesale	$198	$398
      0-49 Acres	2 or less	$393	$790
      0-49 Acres	3 or more	$610	$1,226
      50 or greater	N/A	$961	$1,933
      Shucker Packer	Plants < 2,000 sq. ft.	2 or less	$752	$1,512
      Plants < 2,000 sq. ft.	3 or more	$1,076	$2,164
      Plants 2,000-5,000 sq. ft.	2 or less	$882	$1,773
      Plants 2,000-5,000 sq. ft.	3 or more	$1,297	$2,607
      Plants ˃ 5,000 sq. ft.	N/A	$2,412	$4,848

   4. (d) Annual PSP testing for companies harvesting geoduck:

      Fee effective untilJune 30, 2026	Fee effective startingJuly 1, 2026
      $188 per test	$297 per test

   5. (e) $64 for a virtual correction inspection.
   6. (f) $291 for an on-site follow up inspection.
   7. (g) $323 for a preoperation inspection for a new or expired license. This is a nonrefundable fee and is in addition to an annual license fee as outlined in subsection (1)(a) of this section.

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

   1. (a) At the time of first licensure;
   2. (b) January 1st of each year for companies licensed as harvesters; or
   3. (c) April 1st of each year for companies licensed as shellstock shippers and shucker packers.
3. (3) Fees must be paid in full to the department before a commercial shellfish license is issued or renewed.
4. (4) 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.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250 and 69.30.050. WSR 26-01-159, s 246-282-990, filed 12/19/25, effective 2/1/26. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.250 and 69.30.050. WSR 23-17-073, § 246-282-990, filed 8/14/23, effective 9/14/23; WSR 22-10-050, § 246-282-990, filed 4/29/22, effective 5/29/22; WSR 21-11-080, § 246-282-990, filed 5/18/21, effective 6/18/21; WSR 20-22-001, § 246-282-990, filed 10/21/20, effective 11/21/20; WSR 19-10-026, § 246-282-990, filed 4/23/19, effective 5/24/19; WSR 18-09-067, § 246-282-990, filed 4/16/18, effective 5/17/18; WSR 17-06-062, § 246-282-990, filed 2/28/17, effective 3/31/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250 and 60.30.005. WSR 16-07-094, § 246-282-990, filed 3/18/16, effective 4/18/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250 and 77.32.555. WSR 16-01-041, § 246-282-990, filed 12/9/15, effective 1/9/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250. WSR 15-11-053, § 246-282-990, filed 5/15/15, effective 6/15/15; WSR 14-12-082, § 246-282-990, filed 6/3/14, effective 7/4/14; WSR 13-11-038, § 246-282-990, filed 5/10/13, effective 6/10/13; WSR 12-14-073, § 246-282-990, filed 7/2/12, effective 8/2/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 69.30.030 and 43.20.030. WSR 11-19-011, § 246-282-990, filed 9/7/11, effective 10/8/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250. WSR 10-19-034, § 246-282-990, filed 9/9/10, effective 10/10/10; WSR 09-19-067, § 246-282-990, filed 9/14/09, effective 10/15/09; WSR 08-13-067, § 246-282-990, filed 6/13/08, effective 7/14/08; WSR 07-17-159, § 246-282-990, filed 8/21/07, effective 9/21/07; WSR 06-15-131, § 246-282-990, filed 7/19/06, effective 8/19/06; WSR 05-17-120, § 246-282-990, filed 8/17/05, effective 9/17/05; WSR 04-15-154, § 246-282-990, filed 7/21/04, effective 8/21/04; WSR 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]. WSR 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. WSR 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. WSR 01-14-047, § 246-282-990, filed 6/29/01, effective 7/30/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 69.30.030 and 43.20.030. WSR 01-04-054, § 246-282-990, filed 2/5/01, effective 3/8/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250. WSR 00-02-016, § 246-282-990, filed 12/27/99, effective 1/27/00; WSR 99-12-022, § 246-282-990, filed 5/24/99, effective 6/24/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20B.020 and 69.30.030. WSR 98-12-068, § 246-282-990, filed 6/1/98, effective 7/2/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.203.020 [ 43.20B.020]. WSR 97-12-031, § 246-282-990, filed 5/30/97, effective 6/30/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20B.020 and 69.30.030. WSR 96-16-073, § 246-282-990, filed 8/6/96, effective 10/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. WSR 93-17-096 (Order 389), § 246-282-990, filed 8/17/93, effective 9/17/93; WSR 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-282-990, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20A.055. WSR 85-12-029 (Order 2236), § 440-44-065, filed 5/31/85; WSR 84-13-006 (Order 2109), § 440-44-065, filed 6/7/84; WSR 83-15-021 (Order 1991), § 440-44-065, filed 7/14/83. Statutory Authority: 1982 c 201. WSR 82-13-011 (Order 1825), § 440-44-065, filed 6/4/82.]