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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2819
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1998 Regular Session
By House Committee on Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Buck, Regala and Chandler; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Read first time 02/04/98. Referred to Committee on .
AN ACT Relating to vehicle use on department of fish and wildlife lands; amending RCW 77.32.380; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 77.32.380 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 77 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
Persons ((sixteen years of age or older)) who enter upon or use
clearly identified department ((lands and)) improved access
facilities with a motor vehicle are required to ((possess a
conservation license or a hunting, fishing, trapping, or free license on their
person while using the facilities)) display a current annual fish and
wildlife lands vehicle use permit on the motor vehicle while within or while
using an improved access facility. An "improved access facility" is
a clearly identified area specifically created for motor vehicle parking, and
includes any boat launch or boat ramp associated with the parking area, but
does not include the department parking facilities at the Gorge Concert Center
near George, Washington. The vehicle use permit is issued in the form of a
decal. One decal shall be issued at no charge with each annual saltwater,
freshwater, combination, small game hunting, big game hunting, and trapping
license issued by the department. The annual fee for ((this
license)) a fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permit, if purchased
separately, is ten dollars ((annually)). Revenue derived from
the sale of fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permits shall be used solely
for the stewardship and maintenance of department improved access facilities.
((The
spouse, all children under eighteen years of age, and guests under eighteen
years of age of the holder of a valid conservation license may use department
lands and access facilities when accompanied by the license holder.))
Youth
groups may use department ((lands and game)) improved access
facilities without possessing a ((conservation license)) vehicle use
permit when accompanied by a ((license)) vehicle use permit holder.
((The
conservation license is nontransferable and must be validated by the signature
of the holder. Upon request of a wildlife agent or ex officio wildlife agent a
person using clearly identified department lands shall exhibit the required
license.))
(2) The decal must be affixed in a permanent manner to the motor vehicle before entering upon or using the motor vehicle on a department improved access facility, and must be displayed on the rear window of the motor vehicle, or, if the motor vehicle does not have a rear window, on the rear of the motor vehicle.
(3) Failure to display the fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permit as required by this section is an infraction under chapter 7.84 RCW, and department employees are authorized to issue a notice of infraction to the registered owner of any motor vehicle entering upon or using a department improved access facility without such a decal. The penalty for failure to display or improper display of the decal is sixty-six dollars.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This act takes effect January 1, 1999.
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