| Passed by the Senate March 10, 2014 YEAS 48 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 5, 2014 YEAS 94 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6145 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. HUNTER G. GOODMAN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved March 28, 2014, 3:21 p.m. JAY INSLEE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 31, 2014 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2014 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 01/28/14.
AN ACT Relating to declaring the Ostrea lurida the official oyster of the state of Washington; adding a new section to chapter 1.20 RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 The Ostrea lurida is the only oyster
native
to Washington state.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 1.20
RCW
to read as follows:
The Ostrea lurida is hereby designated the official oyster of
the
state of Washington. This native oyster species plays an important
role in the history and culture that surrounds shellfish in Washington
state and along the west coast of the United States. Some of the
common and historic names used for this species are Native, Western,
Shoalwater, and Olympia.