FINAL BILL REPORT
SB 5125
C 100 L 93
SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED
Brief Description: Regulating issuance of commercial salmon fishing licenses.
SPONSORS: Senators Owen, Snyder, Haugen, Spanel, Sellar, Oke, Amondson and Erwin; by request of Department of Fisheries
SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES & WILDLIFE
BACKGROUND:
A commercial salmon fishing license or salmon delivery permit may be renewed only if a vessel (1) held a license or permit the previous year, and (2) landed one or more food fish the previous year.
The landing requirement does not serve its intended purpose and costs $15,000-$20,000 annually to enforce.
SUMMARY:
The landing requirement is deleted.
VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:
Senate 46 1
House 94 0
EFFECTIVE:July 25, 1993