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                         SENATE BILL 6026

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

 

By Senator Jacobsen

 

Read first time 02/28/97.  Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.

Increasing deer and elk tag fees.


    AN ACT Relating to deer and elk tag fees; and amending RCW 77.32.340.

 

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

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 77.32.340 and 1991 sp.s. c 7 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

    Fees for transport tags shall be as follows:

    (1) The fee for a resident deer tag fee is eighteen dollars.  The fee for a nonresident deer tag is sixty dollars.  However:

    (a) The resident deer tag fee is increased as follows:

    (i) On January 1, 1998, to twenty dollars;

    (ii) On January 1, 1999, to twenty-two dollars; and

    (iii) On January 1, 2000, to twenty-four dollars.

    (b) The nonresident deer tag fee is increased as follows:

    (i) On January 1, 1998, to seventy dollars;

    (ii) On January 1, 1999, to seventy-five dollars; and

    (iii) On January 1, 2000, to eighty dollars.

    (2) The fee for a resident elk tag is twenty-four dollars.  The fee for a nonresident elk tag is one hundred twenty dollars.  However:

    (a) The resident elk tag fee is increased as follows:

    (i) On January 1, 1998, to twenty-six dollars;

    (ii) On January 1, 1999, to twenty-eight dollars; and

    (iii) On January 1, 2000, to thirty dollars.

    (b) The nonresident elk tag fee is increased as follows:

    (i) On January 1, 1998, to one hundred thirty-five dollars;

    (ii) On January 1, 1999, to one hundred forty-five dollars; and

    (iii) On January 1, 2000, to one hundred fifty dollars.

    (3) The fee for a resident bear tag is eighteen dollars.  The fee for a nonresident bear tag is one hundred eighty dollars.

    (4) The fee for a resident cougar tag is twenty-four dollars.  The fee for a nonresident cougar tag is three hundred sixty dollars.

    (5) The fee for a mountain goat tag is sixty dollars for residents and one hundred eighty dollars for nonresidents.  The fee shall be paid at the time of application.  Applicants who are not selected for a mountain goat special season permit shall receive a refund of this fee, less five dollars.

    (6) The fee for a sheep tag is ninety dollars for residents and three hundred sixty dollars for nonresidents and shall be paid at the time of application.  Applicants who are not selected for a sheep special season permit shall receive a refund of this fee, less five dollars.

    (7) The fee for a moose tag is one hundred eighty dollars for residents and three hundred sixty dollars for nonresidents and shall be paid at the time of application.  Applicants who are not selected for a moose special season permit shall receive a refund of this fee, less five dollars.

    (8) The fee for a wild turkey tag is eighteen dollars for residents and sixty dollars for nonresidents.

    (9) The fee for a lynx tag is twenty-four dollars for residents and three hundred sixty dollars for nonresidents and shall be paid at the time of application.  Applicants who are not selected for a lynx special season permit shall receive a refund of this fee, less five dollars.

 


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