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Wash. Rev. Code § 69.30.110 (2026)

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(1) It is unlawful for any person to possess a commercial quantity of shellfish or to sell or offer to sell shellfish in the state which have not been grown, shucked, packed, or shipped in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Failure of a shellfish grower to display a certificate of approval, or department-approved equivalent, issued under RCW 69.30.050 to an authorized representative of the department, a fish and wildlife officer, or an ex officio fish and wildlife officer subjects the grower to the penalty provisions of this chapter, as well as seizure and disposition, up to and including disposal, of the shellfish by the representative or officer.
(2) Failure of a shellfish processor to display a certificate of approval issued under RCW 69.30.060 to an authorized representative of the department, a fish and wildlife officer, or an ex officio fish and wildlife officer subjects the processor to the penalty provisions of this chapter, as well as seizure and disposition, up to and including disposal, of the shellfish by the representative or officer.
[ 2011 c 194 s 8; 2001 c 253 s 6; 1995 c 147 s 4; 1985 c 51 s 4; 1979 c 141 s 74; 1955 c 144 s 11.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2021 · leading case: United States v. Washington, 19 F. Supp. 3d 1126 (W.D. Wash. 1994).
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United States v. Washington, 19 F. Supp. 3d 1126 (W.D. Wash. 1994). “Consistent with the limitations on the release of criminal record information and any other confidentiality requirements imposed under state law, the state shall timely notify the tribes of all citations and/or arrests for violation of RCW 69.30.110, and any other state law…”
State Of Wa v. Keovilayvanh Rinthalukay Aka Ricky K. Moore (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 7× “630 and RCW 69.30.110 Finally, Rinthalukay contends his convictions for unlawful fish sales accounting and unlawful possession of geoduck should be reversed because the regulations do not sufficiently define who is responsible for the violations—the corporation engaged in…”
Shopbell v. Washington State Dep't of Fish & Wildlife (W.D. Wash. 2020). “at 5 , citing RCW 69.30.110. In support of this allegation, she cited, among 3 other things, several checks to Anthony Paul notated “geoduck,” and FRTs related to tribal clam 4 harvesters in 2015.”
Shopbell v. Washington State Dep't of Fish & Wildlife (W.D. Wash. 2021). “630, Unlawful Fish and 21 Shellfish Catch Accounting; and stating “[d]espite not being licensed to buy or sell bivalve 22 shellfish, I saw multiple instances of [PSSD] engaging in the industry,” also in violation of 23 Washington law, RCW 69.30.110). 24 ORDER GRANTING IN PART…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 69.30.110(1) — 1 case
State Of Wa v. Keovilayvanh Rinthalukay Aka Ricky K. Moore (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “630 and RCW 69.30.110 Finally, Rinthalukay contends his convictions for unlawful fish sales accounting and unlawful possession of geoduck should be reversed because the regulations do not sufficiently define who is responsible for the violations—the corporation engaged in…”
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