Application for food fish guide license/game fish guide license — Required information.
RCW 77.65.560
in effect(1) Any application for a food fish guide license or game fish guide license under RCW 77.65.480 must include: (a) The applicant's driver's license or other government-issued identification card number and the jurisdiction of issuance; (b) The applicant's unified business identifier number under a business license issued under RCW 19.02.070 ; (c) Proof of current certification in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; (d) A certificate of insurance demonstrating that the applicant has commercial liability coverage of at least three hundred thousand dollars; (e) If applicable, an original or notarized copy of a valid license issued by the United States coast guard to the applicant that authorizes the holder to carry passengers for hire; and (f) A sworn declaration requiring the applicant to certify whether the area of operations will include federally recognized navigable waters with a motorized vessel. (2) The requirements of this section related to licensure by the United States coast guard apply only to applicants intending to carry passengers for hire with a motorized vessel on federally recognized navigable waters. The license issued by the United States coast guard must be valid in the waters where the game fish guide or food fish guide license applicant will be carrying passengers for hire in a motorized vessel. (3) The requirements in this section are in addition to the requirements of RCW 77.65.050 .
(1) Any application for a food fish guide license or game fish guide license under RCW 77.65.480 must include:
(a) The applicant's driver's license or other government-issued identification card number and the jurisdiction of issuance;
(b) The applicant's unified business identifier number under a business license issued under RCW 19.02.070 ;
(c) Proof of current certification in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
(d) A certificate of insurance demonstrating that the applicant has commercial liability coverage of at least three hundred thousand dollars;
(e) If applicable, an original or notarized copy of a valid license issued by the United States coast guard to the applicant that authorizes the holder to carry passengers for hire; and
(f) A sworn declaration requiring the applicant to certify whether the area of operations will include federally recognized navigable waters with a motorized vessel.
(2) The requirements of this section related to licensure by the United States coast guard apply only to applicants intending to carry passengers for hire with a motorized vessel on federally recognized navigable waters. The license issued by the United States coast guard must be valid in the waters where the game fish guide or food fish guide license applicant will be carrying passengers for hire in a motorized vessel.
(3) The requirements in this section are in addition to the requirements of RCW 77.65.050 .
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=77.65&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026