FINAL BILL REPORT
SB 5302
C 117 L 93
SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED
Brief Description: Concerning food fish and shellfish rules.
SPONSORS: Senators Owen, Hargrove and Oke
SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES & WILDLIFE
BACKGROUND:
Private tideland owners or lessees may take unlimited amounts of shellfish such as oysters, clams, cockles, borers or mussels from private tidelands or leased state tidelands.
Some tideland owners or lessees desire to allow family members to take unlimited quantities of shellfish from their tidelands.
SUMMARY:
Immediate family members of tideland owners or lessees may take unlimited quantities of shellfish from private or leased tidelands. Immediate family member is defined to include spouse, brother, sister, grandparent, parent, child or grandchild.
VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:
Senate 46 0
House 93 0
EFFECTIVE:July 25, 1993