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Washington Revised Code Title 15. Agriculture and Marketing § 15.85.020. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(1) “Aquaculture” means the process of growing, farming, or cultivating private sector cultured aquatic products in marine or fresh waters and includes management by an aquatic farmer.

(2) “Aquatic farmer” is a private sector person who commercially farms and manages the cultivating of private sector cultured aquatic products on the person's own land or on land in which the person has a present right of possession.

(3)(a) “Private sector cultured aquatic products” are native, nonnative, or hybrids of marine or freshwater plants and animals that are propagated, farmed, or cultivated on aquatic farms under the supervision and management of a private sector aquatic farmer or that are naturally set on aquatic farms which at the time of setting are under the active supervision and management of a private sector aquatic farmer. When produced under such supervision and management, private sector cultured aquatic products include, but are not limited to, the following plants and animals:

Scientific Name

Common Name

Enteromorpha

green nori

Monostroma

awo-nori

Ulva

sea lettuce

Laminaria

konbu

Nereocystis

bull kelp

Porphyra

nori

Iridaea

Haliotis

abalone

Zhlamys

pink scallop

Hinnites

rock scallop

Tatinopecten

Japanese or weathervane scallop

Protothaca

native littleneck clam

Tapes

manila clam

Saxidomus

butter clam

Mytilus

mussels

Crassostrea

Pacific oysters

Ostrea

Olympia and European oysters

Pacifasticus

crayfish

Macrobrachium

freshwater prawn

Salmo and Salvelinus

trout, char, and Atlantic salmon

Oncorhynchus

salmon

Ictalurus

catfish

Cyprinus

carp

Acipenseridae

Sturgeon

(b) Private sector cultured aquatic products do not include herring spawn on kelp and other products harvested under a herring spawn on kelp permit issued in accordance with RCW 77.70.210.

(c) Private sector cultured aquatic products do not include octopus and a person may not participate in octopus aquaculture in Washington.

(4) “Department” means the department of agriculture.

(5) “Director” means the director of agriculture.

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