FINAL BILL REPORT

                  SSB 6529

                           C 68 L 96

                      Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Requiring the fish and wildlife commission to simplify licensing requirements for recreational hunting and fishing.

Sponsors:  Senate Committee on Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Senators Drew, Owen, Oke, Sutherland and Winsley).

Senate Committee on Natural Resources

House Committee on Natural Resources

Background:  The recreational fishing and hunting license structure of the Department of Fish and Wildlife is unnecessarily complex and difficult for public compliance, and dealer issuance.

The administration of recreational licenses needs to be simplified.

Summary:  The Fish and Wildlife Commission is required to develop proposed legislation to simplify and modernize the recreational fishing and hunting license system by the 1998 legislative session.

The commission must make interim improvements to the current license system.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate    46 0

House     93 0

Effective:  June 6, 1996