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                                         SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6423

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Senators Metcalf, Vognild, Conner and Smith)

Read first time 2/2/88.

AN ACT Relating to fishing vessels; and amending RCW 75.10.010.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 75.08.150, chapter 12, Laws of 1955 as last amended by section 1, chapter 155, Laws of 1985 and RCW 75.10.010 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) Fisheries patrol officers and ex officio fisheries patrol officers within their respective jurisdictions, shall enforce this title, rules of the director, and other statutes as prescribed by the legislature.

          (2) When acting within the scope of subsection (1) of this section and when an offense occurs in the presence of the fisheries patrol officer who is not an ex officio fisheries patrol officer, the fisheries patrol officer may enforce all criminal laws of the state.  The fisheries patrol officer must have successfully completed the basic law enforcement academy course sponsored by the criminal justice training commission, or a supplemental course in criminal law enforcement as approved by the department and the criminal justice training commission and provided by the department or the criminal justice training commission, prior to enforcing the criminal laws of the state.

          (3) Fisheries patrol officers shall enforce the vessel number and registration rules of the department of licensing.

(4) Any liability or claim of liability which arises out of the exercise or alleged exercise of authority by a fisheries patrol officer rests with the department of fisheries unless the fisheries patrol officer acts under the direction and control of another agency or unless the liability is otherwise assumed under a written agreement between the department of fisheries and another agency.

          (((4))) (5) Fisheries patrol officers may serve and execute warrants and processes issued by the courts.