H-0503.1 _______________________________________________
HOUSE BILL 1170
_______________________________________________
State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1993 Regular Session
By Representatives King, Fuhrman, Johanson, Horn, Springer, Wood and Basich
Read first time 01/20/93. Referred to Committee on Fisheries & Wildlife.
AN ACT Relating to salmon enhancement; and amending RCW 75.08.420 and 75.08.450.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 75.08.420 and 1989 c 336 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
The director ((may))
shall contract with cooperatives or ((private aquaculturists)) aquatic
farmers, as defined in RCW 15.85.020(2), for the purchase of quality salmon
smolts for release into public waters ((if all department fish rearing
facilities are operating at full capacity. The intent of cooperative and
private sector contracting is to explore the opportunities of cooperatively
producing more salmon for the public fisheries without incurring additional
capital expense for the department)). The director shall contract with
aquatic farmers for the purchase of quality salmon smolts to meet a portion of
the salmon production scheduled for the department in any year.
Sec. 2. RCW 75.08.450 and 1989 c 336 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
The
department ((may)) shall make available to ((private
contractors)) aquatic farmers, as defined in RCW 15.85.020(2), located
in the state of Washington, salmon eggs ((in excess of department
hatchery needs)) for the purpose of contract rearing to release the smolts
into Washington public waters. ((The priority of providing eggs to
contract rearing shall be higher than providing eggs to aquaculture purposes
which are not destined for release into Washington public waters.))
--- END ---