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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5036

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senator Rasmussen

Read first time 1/13/87 and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

AN ACT Relating to surplus salmon eggs; and amending RCW 75.08.245.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 4, chapter 35, Laws of 1971 as last amended by section 25, chapter 46, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. and RCW 75.08.245 are each amended to read as follows:

          The department may supply, at a reasonable charge, surplus salmon eggs to a person for use in the cultivation of salmon.  The department shall not intentionally create a surplus of salmon to provide eggs for sale.  The department shall not sell salmon eggs from stocks that are needed for salmon population rehabilitation or enhancement in state waters in Washington.  Prior to department determination that eggs of a salmon stock are surplus and available for sale, the department shall assess the productivity of each watershed that is suitable for receiving the eggs or fish of the stock.  No eggs of a given salmon stock may be sold if there is any suitable watershed that is not at full productive capacity for that salmon stock.