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                                         SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5135

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Senator Owen)

Read first time 2/13/87.

AN ACT Relating to game fish licenses; and adding a new section to chapter 77.32 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 77.32 RCW to read as follows:

          The commission shall authorize the director to permit persons who own private ponds or lakes that have no public access and are managed or stocked by the owner to allow persons to fish without a fishing license.