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                          HOUSE BILL 2537

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1998 Regular Session

By Representatives Butler, Romero, Buck, Hatfield and Kessler; by request of Department of Health

Read first time 01/15/98.  Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

Regulating sanitary control of shellfish.

    AN ACT Relating to sanitary control of shellfish; and adding a new section to chapter 69.30 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 69.30 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) A person whose license or certificate of approval is denied, revoked, or suspended as a result of violations of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter may not:

    (a) Serve as the person in charge of, be employed by, manage, or otherwise participate to any degree in a shellfish operation licensed or certified under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter; or

    (b) Participate in the harvesting, shucking, packing, or shipping of shellfish in commercial quantities or for sale for human consumption.

    (2) This section applies to a person only during the period of time in which that person's license or certificate of approval is denied, revoked, or suspended.

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