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                          HOUSE BILL 2728

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State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

 

By Representatives King, Morris and Orr

 

Read first time 01/21/94.  Referred to Committee on Fisheries & Wildlife.

 

Restricting the sale of sturgeon taken incidentally to a lawful commercial target fishery.



    AN ACT Relating to the sale of incidentally caught sturgeon; and adding a new section to chapter 75.12 RCW.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 75.12 RCW to read as follows:

    It is unlawful to sell any sturgeon taken incidentally to a lawful commercial target fishery for another species, unless a lawful commercial fishery for sturgeon exists in the same catch management area.

 


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