CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 2537

55th Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Passed by the House February 10, 1998 Yeas 96 Nays 0

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

Passed by the Senate March 4, 1998

Yeas 44 Nays 0

CERTIFICATE

I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2537 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

President of the Senate

Chief Clerk

Approved

FILED

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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HOUSE BILL 2537

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Passed Legislature - 1998 Regular Session

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.

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.