Wash. Admin. Code § 220-330-140

Current through Register Vol. 24-20, October 15, 2024

Section 220-330-140 - Oysters-Areas and seasons

It is lawful to take and possess oysters for personal use from public tidelands year-round except the following restrictions apply to the public tidelands at the beaches listed below:

(1) Ala Spit: All public tidelands of Ala Spit open May 1 through May 31 only.

(2) Alki Park: Closed year-round.

(3) Alki Point: Closed year-round.

(4) Bay Center Oyster Reserve (Willapa Harbor reserves): Palix River channel, extending from the Palix River bridge to beyond Bay Center to the north of Goose Point, is closed year-round.

(5) Bay View State Park: Closed year-round.

(6) Belfair State Park: Open July 1 through September 30 only.

(7) Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge: All state-owned tidelands of the Nisqually River delta south of a line drawn from Luhr Beach boat ramp to Sequalitchew Creek are closed year-round.

(8) Blaine Marine Park: Closed year-round.

(9) Blake Island State Park Marina: Closed year-round.

(10) Blowers Bluff North: Closed year-round.

(11) Brown's Point Lighthouse: Closed year-round.

(12) Budd Inlet: All state-owned tidelands of Budd Inlet south of a line drawn from the southern boundary of Burfoot Park west to the opposite shore near 68th Avenue N.W. are closed year-round.

(13) Cama Beach State Park: Closed year-round.

(14) Camano Island State Park: Closed year-round.

(15) Chuckanut Bay: All tidelands of Chuckanut Bay north of the railroad trestle are closed year-round.

(16) Coupeville: Closed year-round.

(17) Cultus Bay: Closed year-round.

(18) Dash Point County Park: Closed year-round.

(19) Dash Point State Park: Open September 1 through May 31 only.

(20) Dave Mackie County Park: Closed year-round.

(21) Deception Pass State Park: Open year-round, except the tide-lands of Rosario Bay from the northern park boundary to Rosario Head (48.4172°, -122.6663°) are closed year-round.

(22) Des Moines City Park: Closed year-round.

(23) Discovery Park: Closed year-round.

(24) DNR-142: Closed year-round.

(25) DNR-144 (Sleeper): Closed year-round.

(26) Dockton County Park: Closed year-round.

(27) Dosewallips State Park: Open year-round only in the area defined by boundary markers and signs posted on the beach.

(28) Dosewallips State Park South: Closed year-round south of the line defined by boundary markers and signs posted on the beach.

(29) Drayton Harbor: All public tidelands of Drayton Harbor are open year-round, except the tidelands identified as prohibited by the department of health and defined by boundary markers and signs posted on the beach are closed year-round.

(30) Duckabush: Open November 1 through April 30 only.

(31) Dungeness Spit/National Wildlife Refuge: Open May 15 through September 30 only.

(32) East San de Fuca: Tidelands east of the Rolling Hills Glen-cairn Community dock are closed year-round.

(33) Eld Inlet Oyster Reserves (Mud Bay reserves): Closed year-round.

(34) English Camp: Tidelands between the National Park Service dinghy dock to the southern park boundary are closed year-round.

(35) Evergreen Rotary Park (Port Washington Narrows): Closed year-round.

(36) Fay Bainbridge Park: Closed year-round.

(37) Fort Flagler State Park: Open January 1 through April 15 and July 1 through December 31 only, except that portion of Rat Island and the spit west and south of the park boundary is closed year-round from two white posts on the north end of the island at the vegetation line south to the end of the island.

(38) Freeland County Park: Open October 1 through May 31 only.

(39) Frye Cove County Park: Open May 1 through May 31 only.

(40) Fudge Point State Park: Closed year-round.

(41) Gertrude Island: All tidelands of Gertrude Island are closed year-round.

(42) Golden Gardens: Closed year-round.

(43) Graveyard Spit: Closed year-round.

(44) Guillemot Cove Nature Reserve: Closed year-round.

(45) Guss Island: All tidelands of Guss Island are closed year-round.

(46) Hope Island State Park (South Puget Sound): Open May 1 through May 31 only.

(47) Howarth Park/Darlington Beach: Closed year-round.

(48) Illahee State Park: Open April 1 through July 31 only.

(49) Indian Island County Park/Lagoon Beach: From the jetty boundary with Port Townsend Ship Canal east to the beach access stairs on Flagler Road near milepost 4 open April 1 through June 30 only.

(50) Ingvald J. Gronvold Park: Open April 1 through May 31 only.

(51) Jacoby (Shorecrest) County Park: Closed year-round.

(52) Joemma Beach State Park: Closed year-round.

(53) Kayak Point County Park: Closed year-round.

(54) Kitsap Memorial State Park: Closed year-round.

(55) Kopachuck State Park: Open April 1 through May 31 only.

(56) Lent Landing (Port Washington Narrows): Closed year-round.

(57) Liberty Bay: All state-owned tidelands in Liberty Bay north and west of the Keyport Naval Supply Center are closed year-round, except the western shoreline of Liberty Bay from the unincorporated Kitsap County line south to Virginia Point is open October 1 through April 30 only.

(58) Lincoln Park: Closed year-round.

(59) Lions Park (Bremerton): Closed year-round.

(60) Lofall: Closed year-round.

(61) Long Island Oyster Reserve, Diamond Point and Pinnacle Rock (Willapa Harbor reserves): Diamond Point on the northwest side of Long Island between reserve monuments 39 and 41 and Pinnacle Rock on the southwest side of Long Island between reserve monuments 58 and 59 is open year-round.

(62) Long Island Slough Oyster Reserve (Willapa Harbor reserves): Closed year-round.

(63) Long Point West: Closed year-round.

(64) Lower Roto Vista Park: Closed year-round.

(65) Maple Grove County Park: Closed year-round.

(66) March Point Recreation Area: Closed year-round.

(67) McNeil Island: All tidelands of McNeil Island are closed year-round.

(68) Meadowdale County Park: Closed year-round.

(69) Mee-Kwa-Mooks Park: Closed year-round.

(70) Monroe Landing: Closed year-round.

(71) Mukilteo: Closed year-round.

(72) Mystery Bay State Park: Open October 1 through April 30 only.

(73) Nahcotta Tidelands: State-owned tidelands east of the Willapa Bay Field Station and Nahcotta Tidelands interpretive site are open year-round.

(74) Nemah Oyster Reserve (Willapa Harbor reserves): Oyster reserves between reserve monuments 10 and 11 are closed year-round.

(75) North Bay (Case Inlet): All state-owned tidelands north of the power transmission lines and those extending 1,900 feet south of the power transmission lines along the eastern shore are open March 1 through April 30 and September 1 through October 15, from one hour before official sunrise until one hour after official sunset only.

(76) North Beach County Park: Closed year-round.

(77) Oak Bay County Park: Closed year-round.

(78) Oak Harbor: Closed year-round.

(79) Oak Harbor Beach Park: Closed year-round.

(80) Oak Harbor City Park: Closed year-round.

(81) Oakland Bay: State-owned oyster reserves are open year-round except in areas defined by boundary markers and signs posted on the beach.

(82) Old Mill County Park (Silverdale): Closed year-round.

(83) Olympia Shoal: Closed year-round.

(84) Pat Carey Vista Park: Closed year-round.

(85) Penrose Point State Park: Open March 1 through April 30 only, except that part of Mayo Cove within the commercially prohibited growing area is closed year-round.

(86) Picnic Point County Park: Closed year-round.

(87) Pitship Point: Closed year-round.

(88) Pitt Island: Closed year-round.

(89) Pleasant Harbor State Park: Closed year-round.

(90) Pleasant Harbor WDFW Boat Launch: Closed year-round.

(91) Point Defiance: Closed year-round.

(92) Point Whitney Tidelands and Point Whitney Lagoon: Open January 1 through June 30 only.

(93) Port Angeles Harbor: All public tidelands of Port Angeles Harbor and interior tidelands of Ediz Hook are closed year-round.

(94) Port Gamble Heritage Park Tidelands: Open August 1 through September 30 only.

(95) Port Gardner: Closed year-round.

(96) Port Townsend Ship Canal/Portage Beach: Open April 1 through June 30 only.

(97) Post Point: Closed year-round.

(98) Potlatch State Park and Potlatch DNR tidelands: Open April 1 through May 31 only.

(99) Purdy Spit County Park: The southern shore of the spit from the boat ramp east to the southern utility tower near Purdy Bridge is open April 1 through April 30 only.

(100) Quilcene Bay Tidelands: All state-owned tidelands in Quilcene Bay north of a line drawn from the Quilcene Boat Haven to Fisherman's Point are closed year-round except those state-owned tide-lands on the west side of the bay north of the Quilcene Boat Haven are open year-round.

(101) Quilcene Boat Ramp: Open January 1 through May 15 only.

(102) Retsil: Closed year-round.

(103) Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: Closed year-round.

(104) Salt Creek Recreation Area (DNR-419): Closed year-round.

(105) Saltair Beach (Kingston Ferry Terminal): Closed year-round.

(106) Saltwater State Park: Closed year-round.

(107) Samish Bay: Public tidelands of Samish Bay between Scotts Point and a point on the shore (48.5745°, -122.4440°) are closed year-round.

(108) Scenic Beach State Park: Closed year-round.

(109) Seahurst County Park: Closed year-round.

(110) Semiahmoo County Park: Closed year-round.

(111) Semiahmoo Marina: Closed year-round.

(112) Sequim Bay State Park: Open January 1 through May 15 only.

(113) Shine Tidelands State Park: Open January 1 through May 15 only.

(114) Silverdale Waterfront Park: Closed year-round.

(115) Sinclair Inlet: All public tidelands of Sinclair Inlet west of a line drawn from the intersection of Bancroft Road and Beach Drive East northerly to Point Herron are closed year-round.

(116) Skagit Bay Estuary Wildlife Areas: All public tidelands of the Skagit Bay Estuary Wildlife Area, Fir Island Farms Reserve Wildlife Area, Island Wildlife Area, Camano Island Wildlife Area and Leque Island Wildlife Area are closed year-round.

(117) South Carkeek Park: Closed year-round.

(118) South Lilliwaup: Open November 1 through April 30 only.

(119) Southworth: Closed year-round.

(120) Spencer Spit State Park: Open March 1 through July 31 only.

(121) Squaxin Park (Priest Point County Park): Closed year-round.

(122) Stuart Island State Park - Reid Harbor (South Beach): Closed year-round.

(123) Taylor Bay: Closed year-round.

(124) Totten Inlet Oyster Reserve (Oyster Bay reserves): Closed year-round.

(125) Walker County Park: Closed year-round.

(126) WDFW Hoodsport Hatchery: Open April 1 through June 30, from one hour before official sunrise until one hour after official sunset only.

(127) West Pass Access: Closed year-round.

(128) West Penn Cove: From the property boundary at the Grasser's Lagoon access on Highway 20 to the dock extending across the tidelands from Captain Whidbey Inn on Madrona Road is open June 15 through September 30 only.

(129) Willapa River Oyster Reserve (Willapa Harbor reserves): Reserves located in the Willapa River channel extending west and upriver from a point approximately one-quarter mile from the blinker light marking the division of Willapa River channel and the North River channel are closed year-round.

(130) Wolfe Property State Park: Open January 1 through May 15 only.

(131) Woodard Bay Natural Resource Conservation Area: Closed year-round.

(132) It is lawful to take and possess oysters for personal use from the Pacific Ocean beaches from November 1 through March 31 only.

Wash. Admin. Code § 220-330-140

Decodified by WSR 17-05-112, Filed 2/15/2017, effective 3/18/2017. Recodified from § 220-56-380.

Amended by WSR 17-18-004, Filed 8/24/2017, effective 9/24/2017

Amended by WSR 18-11-077, Filed 5/17/2018, effective 6/17/2018

Amended by WSR 19-08-044, Filed 3/29/2019, effective 4/29/2019

Amended by WSR 20-05-019, Filed 2/7/2020, effective 3/9/2020

Amended by WSR 21-06-060, Filed 2/26/2021, effective 3/29/2021

Amended by WSR 22-06-010, Filed 2/18/2022, effective 3/21/2022

Amended by WSR 23-06-065, Filed 2/28/2023, effective 3/31/2023

Amended by WSR 24-06-062, Filed 3/4/2024, effective 4/4/2024

Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.020 and 77.12.047. 13-06-034 (Order 13-44), § 220-56-380, filed 3/1/13, effective 4/1/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.020, 77.12.045, and 77.12.047. 12-07-011 (Order 12-31), § 220-56-380, filed 3/12/12, effective 4/12/12; 11-09-073 (Order 11-66), § 220-56-380, filed 4/19/11, effective 5/20/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 10-07-105 (Order 10-64), § 220-56-380, filed 3/19/10, effective 5/1/10; 09-06-042 (Order 09-27), § 220-56-380, filed 2/25/09, effective 5/1/09; 08-07-003, § 220-56-380, filed 3/5/08, effective 4/5/08; 07-05-051 (Order 07-22), § 220-56-380, filed 2/16/07, effective 3/19/07; 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), § 220-56-380, filed 2/14/06, effective 5/1/06; 05-05-035 (Order 05-15), § 220-56-380, filed 2/10/05, effective 5/1/05; 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), § 220-56-380, filed 3/4/04, effective 5/1/04; 03-05-057 (Order 03-24), § 220-56-380, filed 2/14/03, effective 5/1/03; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 220-56-380, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02; 01-06-036 (Order 01-24), § 220-56-380, filed 3/5/01, effective 5/1/01. Statutory Authority: 2000 c 107 § 7. 00-16-091 (Order 00-134), § 220-56-380, filed 7/31/00, effective 8/31/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038 (Order 00-29), § 220-56-380, filed 3/29/00, effective 5/1/00; 99-08-029 (Order 99-13), § 220-56-380, filed 3/30/99, effective 5/1/99; 98-06-031, § 220-56-380, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-380, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-380, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-56-380, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-380, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-380, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), § 220-56-380, filed 5/12/92, effective 6/12/92; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-380, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 90-06-026, § 220-56-380, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-380, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-012 and 88-10-013 (Orders 88-14 and 88-15), § 220-56-380, filed 4/26/88; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-56-380, filed 4/21/87; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-56-380, filed 4/9/86; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-56-380, filed 4/11/84; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-56-380, filed 6/9/82; 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-56-380, filed 3/18/82; 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), § 220-56-380, filed 2/17/81, effective 4/1/81; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-380, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80. Formerly WAC 220-56-086.