State Washington Regulations Chapter 220-12 WAC Food fish and shellfish — classified Last Update: 3/4/04 DISPOSITIONS OF SECTIONS FORMERLY CODIFIED IN THIS CHAPTER 220-12-001 Food fish and shellfish -- Promulgation. [Order 807, § 220-12-001, filed 1/2/69, effective 2/1/69; Order 677, Promulgation, filed 3/31/66; Order 256, Promulgation, filed 3/1/60.] Repealed by 83-24-024 (Order 83-200), filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 220-12-002 Food fish and shellfish -- Classification and preamble. [Order 807, § 220-12-002, filed 1/2/69, effective 2/1/69; Order 677, Preamble, filed 3/31/66; Order 256, Preamble, filed 3/1/60.] Repealed by 83-24-024 (Order 83-200), filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 220-12-005 Request for classification of nonnative aquatic animal species. Any person requesting classification of a nonnative aquatic animal species as a food fish, game fish, or shellfish must follow the procedure for request for designation prior to approval for release in WAC 232-12-016(1). [Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 02-19-007 (Order 02-223), § 220-12-005, filed 9/5/02, effective 10/6/02.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 220-12-010 Food fish — Classification. The following fishes are classified as food fish under RCW 75.08.080 and are subject to the provisions of this title: Barracuda Pacific barracuda Sphyraena argentea Cyprinids Carp Cyprinus carpio Cods and hake Pacific hake or whiting Walleye pollock Pacific Tomcod Pacific Cod or true cod Merluccius productus Theragra chalcogrammus Microgadus proximus Gadusmacrocephalus Flounder, sole and halibut Butter sole or Bellingham sole C-O sole Dover sole English sole Flathead sole Pacific halibut Petrale sole Rex sole Rock sole Pacific sand dab Sand sole Slender sole Speckled sand dab Starry flounder Turbot or Arrowtooth flounder All other species of sole and flounder Giant wrymouth Isopsetta isolepis Pleuronichtys coenosus Microstomus pacificus Parophrys vetulus Hippoglossoides elassodon Hippoglossus stenolepis Eopsetta jordani Glyptocephalus zachirus Lepidopsetta bilineata Citharichthys sordidus Psettichthys melanostictus Lyopsetta exilis Citharichthys stigmaeus Platichthys stellatus Atheresthes stomias (Pleuronectiformes) Delolepsis gigantea Greenling Lingcod Rock greenling Kelp greenling All other species of greenling Ophiodon elongatus Hexagrammos superciliosus Hexagrammos decagrammus (Hexagrammidae) Herring and herring-like fishes Northern anchovy Pacific sand lance or candlefish Pacific herring Pacific sardine or pilchard American shad Engraulis mordax Ammodytes hexapterus Clupea harengus pallasi Sardinops sagax Alosa sapidissima Mackerels, tunas and jacks (carangids) Pacific bonito Pacific mackerel Jack mackerel Monterey Spanish mackerel Spanish mackerel Yellowtail Albacore Bluefin tuna Skipjack tuna Yellowfin tuna All other species of tunas and mackerels Pacific pomfret Pacific pompano Plainfin midshipman Ratfish Rattails, all species Sarda chiliensis Scomber japonicus Trachurus symmetricus Scomberomorus concolor Scomberomorus maculatus Seriola dorsalis Thunnus alalunga Thunnus thynnus Euthynnus pelamis Thunnus albacares (Scombridae) Brama japonica Peprilus simillimus Parichthys notatus Hydrolagus colliei (Coryphaenoididae) Skates Longnose skate Big skate All other species of skates Raja rhina Raja binoculata (Rajidae) Rockfish Bocaccio Black rockfish Brown rockfish Copper rockfish Greenstriped rockfish Canary rockfish Pacific Ocean perch Yelloweye or rasphead rockfish Rosefish or splitnose rockfish Silvergray rockfish Quillback rockfish Yellowtail rockfish All other species of rockfish Sablefish Sebastes paucispinis Sebastes melanops Sebastes auriculatus Sebastes caurinus Sebastes elongatus Sebastes pinniger Sebastes alutus Sebastes ruberrimus Sebastes diploproa Sebastes brevispinis Sebastes maliger Sebastes flavidus (Scorpaenidae) Anoplopoma fimbria Salmon Chinook or King salmon (except in its landlocked form as defined in WAC 232-12-018) Chum or dog salmon Pink or humpback Coho or silver (except in its landlocked form as defined in WAC 232-12-018) Sockeye or blue back Masu Atlantic salmon (except in its landlocked form) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Oncorhynchus keta Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Oncorhynchus kisutch Oncorhynchus nerka Oncorhynchus masu Salmo salar Sculpins Brown Irish lord Buffalo sculpin Cabezon Great sculpin Pacific Staghorn sculpin Red Irish lord Hemilepidotus spinosus Enophrys bison Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus Leptocottus armatus Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus Seabass and drums White seabass All other seabass and drums Cynoscion nobilis (Sciaenidae and Serranidae) Sharks Sixgill shark Soupfin shark Dogfish or spiny dogfish All other species of sharks Hexanchus griseus Galeorhinus zyopterus Squalus acanthias (Squaliformes and Hexanchiformes) Smelts Eulachon or Columbia River smelt Longfin smelt Surf smelt All other species of smelt Thaleichthys pacificus Spirinchus dilatus Hypomesus pretiosus (Osmeridae) Sturgeons Green sturgeon White sturgeon Acipenser medirostris Acipenser transmontanus Surfperches Blue perch or striped seaperch Kelp perch Redtail surfperch Shiner perch Pile perch Walleye surfperch White seaperch All other species of perch Wolf-eel Embiotoca lateralis Brachyistius frenatus Amphistichus rhodoterus Cymatogaster aggregata Rhacochilus vacca Hyperprosopon argenteum Phanerodon furcatus (Embiotocidae) Anarrhichthys ocellatus Hagfishes Pacific hagfish Black hagfish Eptatretus stouti Eptatretus deani [Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 75.08.080. 98-06-031, § 220-12-010, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 95-17-062 (Order 95-102), § 220-12-010, filed 8/15/95, effective 9/15/95; 89-14-010 (Order 89-48), § 220-12-010, filed 6/22/89; 83-24-024 (Order 83-200), § 220-12-010, filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-12-010, filed 3/18/82; Order 1057, § 220-12-010, filed 5/22/73; Order 807, § 220-12-010, filed 1/2/69, effective 2/1/69; Order 677, Food fish classification, filed 3/31/66; Order 256, Food fish classification, filed 3/1/60.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 220-12-020 Shellfish — Classification. The following species are classified as shellfish under RCW 75.08.080 and are subject to the provisions of this title: Abalone Pinto abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana Mussel Blue mussel Mytilus trossulus California mussel Mytilus californianus Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Scallops Pacific pink scallop Chlamys rubida Rock scallop Crassadoma gigantea Spiny scallop Chlamys hastata Weathervane scallop Patinopecten caurinus Clams All macoma clams Macoma spp. Butter clam Saxidomus giganteus Common cockle Clinocardium nuttallii Geoduck Panopea abrupta Horse or Gaper clam Tresus nuttallii, Tresus capax Mud or soft shell clam Mya arenaria Manila clam Venerupis philippinarum Piddock Zirfaea pilsbryi Razor clam Siliqua patula Rock or native little neck clam Protothaca staminea Varnish clam Nuttallia obscurata All other marine clams existing in Washington in a wild state Oysters All oysters (Ostreidae) Squid All squid Sepiolida or Teuthida Octopus Octopus Enteroctopus dolfleini Barnacles Goose barnacle Pollicipes polymerus Shrimp Coonstripe shrimp Pandalus danae Coonstripe shrimp Pandalus hypsinotus Ghost or sand shrimp Neotrypaea spp. Humpy shrimp Pandalus goniurus Mud shrimp Upogebia pugettensis Ocean pink shrimp Pandalus jordani Pink shrimp Pandalus eous Sidestripe shrimp Pandalopsis dispar Spot shrimp Pandalus platyceros Crab Dungeness or Pacific crab Cancer magister Red rock crab Cancer productus Tanner crab Chionoecetes tanneri King and box crab Lopholithodes spp. Crawfish Crawfish Pacifastacus sp. Sea cucumber Sea cucumber Parastichopus californicus Sea urchin Green urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Red urchin Strongylocentrotus franciscanus Purple urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus [Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), § 220-12-020, filed 3/4/04, effective 5/1/04; 03-05-057 (Order 03-24), § 220-12-020, filed 2/14/03, effective 5/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 75.08.080. 98-06-031, § 220-12-020, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 95-04-066 (Order 95-10), § 220-12-020, filed 1/30/95, effective 5/1/95; 91-10-024 (Order 91-22), § 220-12-020, filed 4/23/91, effective 5/24/91; 88-12-025 (Order 88-28), § 220-12-020, filed 5/25/88, effective 8/22/88; 87-23-006 (Order 87-187), § 220-12-020, filed 11/6/87; 86-24-046 (Order 86-190), § 220-12-020, filed 11/26/86; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-12-020, filed 4/9/85; 85-01-010 (Order 84-214), § 220-12-020, filed 12/7/84; 83-24-024 (Order 83-200), § 220-12-020, filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; Order 1186, § 220-12-020, filed 1/13/75; Order 990, § 220-12-020, filed 5/11/72; Order 807, § 220-12-020, filed 1/2/69, effective 2/1/69; Order 677, Shellfish classification, filed 3/31/66; Order 256, Shellfish classification, filed 3/1/60; Abalone and octopus from Order 483 and 256, filed 3/1/60.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 220-12-090 Classification — Nonnative aquatic animal species. (1) Prohibited aquatic animal species. The following species are classified as prohibited aquatic animal species: (a) Amphibians: (i) In the family Hylidae: Cricket frog, in the genus Hyla species in the group Arborea including: Hyla annectans, Hyla arborea, Hyla chinensis, Hyla hallowellii, Hyla immaculata, Hyla japonica, Hyla meridionalis, Hyla sanchiangensis, Hyla simplex, Hyla suweonensis, Hyla tsinlingensis, Hyla ussuriensis, and Hyla zhaopingensis. (ii) In the family Pelobatidae, spadefoots, all species of the genus Pelobates including P. cultripes, P. fuscus, P. syriacus, and P. varaldii. All species of the genus Scaphiopus including: S. couchii, S. holbrookii, and S. hurterii. All species of the genus Spea including: S. hurterii, S. bombifrons, S. hammondii, and S. multiplicata with the exception of the native species: Spea intermontana the great basin spadefoot. (iii) In the family Pipidae: African clawed frog, all members of the genera Silurana, and Xenopus. (iv) In the family Ranidae: (A) Bull frog, Rana catesbeiana. (B) Holoarctic brown frogs and Palearctic green frogs of the genus Rana, including the following: Rana arvalis group (R. arvalis, R. chaochiaoensis, R. chevronta); Rana chensinensis group (R. altaica, R. chensinensis, R. dybowskii, R. kukunoris, R. kunyuensis, R. ornativentris, R. pirica); Rana graeca group (R. graeca, R. italica); Rana japonica group (R. amurensis, R. aragonensis, R. japonica, R. omeimontis, R. zhenhaiensis); the subgenus Rugosa (Rana rugosa, Rana emeljanovi, Rana tientaiensis); Rana tagoi group (R. sakuraii, R. tagoi); Rana temporaria group (R. asiatica, R. dalmatina, R. honnorate, R. huanrenensis, R. iberica, R. latastei, R. macrocnemis, R. okinavana, R. pyrenaica, R. tsushimensis, R. zhengi); and in the Rana Pelophylax section, the subgenus Pelophylax (R. bedriagae, R. bergeri, R. cerigensis, R. chosenica, R. cretensis, R. demarchii, R. epeirotica, R. fukienensis, R. grafti, R. hubeiensis, R. lateralis, R. lessonae, R. nigrolineata, R. nigromaculata, R. perezi, R. plancyi, R. porosa, R. ridibunda, R. saharica, R. shqiperica, R. shuchinae, R. terentievi, R. tenggerensis); and the Rana ridibunda-Rana lessonae hybridogenetic complex species R. esculenta and R. hispanica. (v) In the family Ambystomatidae: Mole salamanders. In the genus Ambystomata: A. californiense, A. laterale, A. opacum, A. rosaceum, A. tigrinum, except for the native species A. tigrinum mavortium Western tiger salamander, and A. tigrinum melanostictum Tiger salamander. (vi) In the family Amphiumidae one, two, and three toed salamanders or congo eels: All members of the genus Amphiuma. (vii) In the family Cryptobranchidae: Giant salamanders and hellbenders, all members of the genera Andrias and Cryptobranchus. (viii) In the family Dicamptodontidae, American giant salamanders, all members of the genus Dicamptodon, except for the native species: Dicamptodon tenebrosus, Pacific giant salamander, and Dicamptodon copei, Cope's giant salamander. (ix) In the family Hynobiidae: Mountain salamanders, all members of the genera Batrachuperus, Hynobius, Liua, Onychodactylus, Pachyhynobius, Pseudohynobius, Ranodon, and Salamandrella. (x) In the family Plethodontidae, subfamily Desmognathinae: All members of the genus Desmognathus, dusky salamander. (xi) In the family Plethodontidae, subfamily Plethodontinae: All members of the genera Aneides (climbing salamanders); Batrachoseps (slender salamanders); Eurycea (American brook salamanders); Gyrinophilus (cave salamanders); Hemidactylium (four-toed salamanders); Hydromantes (web-toed salamanders); Plethodon (woodland and slimy salamanders); Pseudotriton (mud or red salamanders), and Speleomantes (European salamanders). (xii) In the family Proteidae, mudpuppies, all members of the genus Necturus and Proteus. (xiii) In the family Salamandridae: Newts, all members of the genera Chioglossa; Eichinotriton (mountain newts); Euproctus (European mt. salamander); Neurergus (Kurdistan newts); Notophthalmus (red-spotted newts); Pachytriton (Chinese newts); Paramesotriton (warty newts); Salamandrina (speckled salamander); Taricha except for the native species Taricha granulosa granulosa the Northern rough-skinned newt, and Triturus (alpine newts). (xiv) In the family Sirenidae, sirens, all species of the genera Pseudobranchus and Siren. (b) Reptiles: (i) In the family Chelydridae, snapping turtles, all species. (ii) In the family Emydidae: (A) Chinese pond turtles, all members of the genus Chinemys. (B) Pond turtles, all members of the genus Clemmys. (C) European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis. (D) Asian pond turtle, all members of the genus Mauremys. (iii) In the family Trionychidae, American soft shell turtles, all members of the genus Apalone. (c) Crustaceans: (i) Family Cercopagidae: (A) Fish hook water flea, Cercopagis pengoi. (B) Spiny water flea, Bythotrephes cederstroemi. (ii) Family Grapsidae: Mitten crabs: All members of the genus Erochier. (iii) Family Cambaridae: Crayfish: All genera. (iv) Family Parastacidae: Crayfish: All genera except Engaeos, and except the species Cherax quadricarinatus, Cherax papuanus, and Cherax tenuimanus. (v) Family Portunidae: European green crab, Carcinus maenas. (vi) Family Spheromatidae: Burrowing isopod, Sphaeroma quoyanum. (d) Fish: (i) Family Amiidae: Bowfin, grinnel, or mudfish, Amia calva. (ii) Family Channidae: China fish, snakeheads: All members of the genus Channa. (iii) Family Characidae: Piranha or caribe: All members of the genera Pygocentrus, Rooseveltiella, and Serrasalmus. (iv) Family Clariidae: Walking catfish: All members of the family. (v) Family Cyprinidae: (A) Fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas. (B) Carp, Bighead, Hypopthalmichthys nobilis. (C) Carp, Black, Mylopharyngodon piceus. (D) Carp, Grass (in the diploid form), Ctenopharyngodon idella. (E) Carp, Silver, Hypopthalmichthys molitrix. (F) Ide, silver orfe or golden orfe, Leuciscus idus. (G) Rudd, Scardinius erythropthalmus. (vi) Family Gobiidae: Round goby, Neogobius melanostomus. (vii) Family Esocidae: Northern pike, Esox lucius. (viii) Family Lepisosteidae: Gar-pikes: All members of the family. (e) Mammals: Family Myocastoridae: Nutria, Myocastor coypu. (f) Molluscs: (i) Family Dreissenidae: Zebra mussels: All members of the genus Dreissena and all species known as quagga. (ii) Family Gastropoda: New Zealand mud snail, Potamopyrgus antipodarum. (2) Regulated aquatic animal species. The following species are classified as regulated aquatic animal species: (a) Crustaceans: All nonnative crustaceans classified as shellfish. (b) Fish: (i) All nonnative fish classified as food fish and game fish. (ii) Family Cichlidae: Tilapia: All members of the genera Tilapia, Oneochromis, and Sartheradon. (iii) Family Clupeidae: Alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus. (iv) Family Cyprinidae: (A) Common carp, koi, Cyprinus carpio. (B) Goldfish, Carassius auratus. (C) Tench, Tinca tinca. (D) Grass carp (in the triploid form), Ctenopharyngodon idella. (v) Family Poeciliidae: Mosquito fish, Gambusia affinis. (c) Molluscs: (i) All nonnative molluscs classified as shellfish. (ii) Family Psammobiidae: Mahogany clam or purple varnish clam, Nuttalia obscurata. (3) Unregulated aquatic animal species. The following species are classified as unregulated aquatic animal species: None. [Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 04-01-096 (Order 03-312), § 220-12-090, filed 12/16/03, effective 1/16/04; 02-19-007 (Order 02-223), § 220-12-090, filed 9/5/02, effective 10/6/02.]