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SENATE BILL 6477
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1998 Regular Session
By Senators Patterson, Benton, T. Sheldon, Winsley, Brown, Kline, Goings, Wood, Kohl, Hale, B. Sheldon, Bauer and Rasmussen
Read first time 01/19/98. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.
AN ACT Relating to fishing license fees for low-income seniors; and amending RCW 75.25.091.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 75.25.091 and 1994 c 255 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A personal use food fish license is required for all persons other than residents under fifteen years of age to fish for, take, or possess food fish for personal use from state waters or offshore waters. A personal use food fish license is not required under this section to fish for, take, or possess carp, smelt, or albacore.
(2) The fees for annual personal use food fish licenses include the one dollar regional fisheries enhancement surcharge imposed in RCW 75.50.100 and are as follows:
(a) For a resident fifteen years of age or older and under seventy years of age, eight dollars;
(b) For a resident seventy years of age or older, three dollars; and
(c) For a resident sixty-five years of age or older who has an income that would qualify the person for a property tax exemption pursuant to RCW 84.36.381, three dollars. The financial eligibility requirements of this subsection (2)(c) shall apply regardless of whether the applicant owns taxable property. Each person who wishes to qualify under this subsection (2)(c) must apply directly to the department so that financial eligibility can be verified; and
(d) For a nonresident, twenty dollars.
(3) The fee for a three-consecutive-day personal use food fish license is five dollars, and includes the one-dollar regional fishery enhancement group surcharge imposed in RCW 75.50.100.
(4) An annual personal use food fish license is valid for a maximum catch of fifteen salmon, after which another annual personal use food fish license may be purchased.
(5) An annual personal use food fish license is valid for an annual maximum catch of fifteen sturgeon. No person may take more than fifteen sturgeon in any calendar year.
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