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