Fish Buyer License Application and Agreement

Fish Buyer License Application and Agreement
No person or entity shall buy fish or other seafood from a Nooksack Tribal fisher unless he or she shall have a valid fish buyer’s license issued by the Nooksack Tribe. The director of fisheries management shall have the authority to approve or deny license applications based on criteria established by the Nooksack Fish Commission or Nooksack Tribal Council.
1. Name *

First Name Last Name
2. Corporate or Business Name *
3. Business Address *

Street Address

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City State / Province

Postal / Zip Code
4. Business Phone Number *
Please enter a valid phone number.
Home Phone
Please enter a valid phone number.
5. Buyer’s Washington Registration Number *
6. Address of each buying station and names of each authorized buyer:
Name of Authorized Buyer / Location of Buyer or Name of Boat
A.) name / location/boat name
B.) name/ location/boat name
C.) name/ location/ boat name
D.) name/ location/ boat name
7. Type of License Request:
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License Authorized to buy Fish & Shellfish
$ 25.00

Additional Buying Station 2
$ 25.00 Quantity

Total

$ 0.00
8. Application Fee:

I will pay for the license checked above, for a home station, plus $ 25.00 for each additional buying station(s). If the application is not approved, I understand the license fee shall be returned to the applicant.
Form of payment:

Check (Payableto the NOOKSACK INDIAN FISH COMMISSION) Money Order (Payable to the NOOKSACK INDIAN FISH COMMISSION) Cash (In Person – With Application only)
License will expire December 31 of the Issuance year
9. Fish Tax:
I agree to withhold a 2% tax from every sale of fish or other seafood from a Nooksack tribal fisher. In the event that the taxes remitted do not reflect the true market value, the tax will be calculated according to a consensus of the current market value as determined by the tribal harvest manager.

I agree to remit taxes on a quarterly basis. The taxes from the previous quarter would be due the following month. The tax payment schedule is as follows:

Quarter: Payment Due:

1st Quarter (Jan-March)           April

2nd Quarter (April-June)          July

3rd Quarter (July-Sept.)           October

4th Quarter (Oct.-Dec.)            January

To insure proper credit, please include the fish ticket numbers when remitting tax payment. Checks and money orders shall be payable to the Nooksack Fish Commission.

Please remit tax proceeds to:

Accounting Office

Nooksack Indian Tribe

P.O. Box 157

Deming, WA. 98244

“I agree to pay interest at the rate of two percent (2 %) per month on taxes not remitted as required above.”

Tribal members who have not remitted taxes in full from the previous year may not renew their buyer’s license and their commercial fishing permits.
10. Biologist Sampling:
I agree to allow the Tribal Natural Resource Staff to enter upon my business premises, including any tenders or buying stations, at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice to sample, segregate, and gather data for fisheries management purposes.
11. Fish Ticket Information:
I agree to ensure that all fish tickets are filled out accurately, legible, and fully, including the amount of the fish tax withheld and the name of vessel and/ or tribal boat registration I.D. number. An imprint of both the fisher’s embossed tribal fishing permit and the buyer’s Washington State or Nooksack Tribal issued buyers license card must appear on the fish ticket. I agree to comply with all state and tribal requirements for reporting the sale and purchase of fish and handling of fish tickets.

Dealers are required to send the tribal copy (yellow copy) of the Treaty Indian Fish Receiving Tickets to the Nooksack Tribe’s Post Office box listed below (PO Box 157, Deming, WA 98244) within four (4) working days of the landing date. The WDFW (green copy) and NWIFC (pink copy) are to be mailed to the NWIFC in compliance with the Washington Department Fish and Wildlife’s timeliness requirements, which state that receiving tickets must be delivered to the NWIFC within four (4) working days from the date of landing. In turn, the NWIFC will deliver these tickets to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Please mail the green and pink copies of Treaty Indian Fish Receiving Tickets to:

NORTHWEST INDIAN FISH COMMISSION

P.O. BOX 5247

LACEY, WA. 98503

Mail the yellow (tribal) copy of the Treaty Indian Fish Receiving ticket to:

Jim Bura

Nooksack Indian Tribe

P.O. Box 157

Deming, WA 98244
11. NON-COMPLIANCE:
I understand that failure to comply with this agreement and the laws for the Nooksack Tribe applicable to Fish Buyer’s may result in revocation of the Fish Buyer’s License and civil penalties.
Signature. Applicant acting with authority of the above named business *

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If you would like a confirmation of receipt of this document, please include your email:
example@example.com
Note: It is the buyer’s responsibility to properly fill out the receiving ticket harvest management areas. If you need charts that delineate the harvest management areas, or have questions regarding harvest management areas, please call Jim Bura at (360) 592-5140, ext. 3134.
Signature. Harvest Manager, Nooksack Indian Tribe. (To be signed by the Harvest Manager after application approval).

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Fish Buyer License Application and Agreement

6. Address of each buying station and names of each authorized buyer:

7. Type of License Request:

8. Application Fee:

9. Fish Tax:

10. Biologist Sampling:

11. Fish Ticket Information:

11. NON-COMPLIANCE: