CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                   ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2061

                        53rd Legislature

                      1993 Regular Session

Passed by the House March 13, 1993   Yeas 96   Nays 0 Speaker of the        House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 7, 1993   Yeas 41   Nays 1

CERTIFICATE I, Alan Thompson, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2061 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

President of the Senate

Chief Clerk

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                        State of Washington

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                                             ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2061

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Representatives Chappell and King

Read first time 02/25/93.  Referred to Committee on Fisheries & Wildlife.

Changing hunter education provisions.

          AN ACT Relating to hunter education; and amending RCW 77.32.155.

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

        Sec. 1.  RCW 77.32.155 and 1987 c 506 s 81 are each amended to read as follows:

          When purchasing a hunting license, persons under the age of eighteen shall present certification of completion of a course of instruction of at least ((six)) ten hours in the safe handling of firearms, safety, conservation, and sportsmanship.  Beginning January 1, 1995, all persons purchasing a hunting license for the first time, if born after January 1, 1972, shall present such certification.

          The director may establish a program for training persons in the safe handling of firearms, conservation, and sportsmanship and may cooperate with the National Rifle Association, organized sportsmen's groups, or other public or private organizations.

          The director shall prescribe the type of instruction and the qualifications of the instructors.

           Upon successful completion of the course, a trainee shall receive a hunter education certificate signed by an authorized instructor.  The certificate is evidence of compliance with this section.

          The director may accept certificates from other states that persons have successfully completed firearm safety, hunter education, or similar courses as evidence of compliance with this section.

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