Except as provided under *RCW 77.70.380, the director shall issue no new Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses after December 31, 1995. A person may renew an existing license only if the person held the license sought to be renewed during the previous year or acquired the license by transfer from someone who held it during the previous year, and if the person has not subsequently transferred the license to another person. Where the person failed to obtain the license during the previous year because of a license suspension, the person may qualify for a license by establishing that the person held such a license during the last year in which the license was not suspended.
RCW 77.70.360
Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses—Limitation on new licenses—Requirements for renewal.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Johnson v. Department of Fish & Wildlife (2013)
Most recently applied in Johnson v. Department of Fish & Wildlife (July 2013)
2000 c 107 s 81; 1994 c 260 s 13
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