CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                  SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5106

 

 

 

 

                        54th Legislature

                      1995 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate March 15, 1995

  YEAS 44   NAYS 5

 

 

 

President of the Senate

 

Passed by the House April 10, 1995

  YEAS 96   NAYS 0

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Marty Brown, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5106 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

                            Secretary

 

 

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

                                FILED

          

 

 

Governor of the State of Washington

                   Secretary of State

                  State of Washington

          _______________________________________________

 

                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5106

          _______________________________________________

 

             Passed Legislature - 1995 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

 

By Senate Committee on Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Senators Morton, Owen, Drew, Sellar, Hochstatter, Fraser, Newhouse, Prince, Haugen and Oke)

 

Read first time 02/20/95.

 

Providing for grizzly bear management.


    AN ACT Relating to grizzly bear management; and adding a new section to chapter 77.12 RCW.

 

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

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 77.12 RCW to read as follows:

    The department shall protect grizzly bears and develop management programs on publicly owned lands that will encourage the natural regeneration of grizzly bears in areas with suitable habitat.  Grizzly bears shall not be transplanted or introduced into the state.  Only grizzly bears that are native to Washington state may be utilized by the department for management programs.  The department is directed to fully participate in all discussions and negotiations with federal and state agencies relating to grizzly bear management and shall fully communicate, support, and implement the policies of this section.

 

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