CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
ENGROSSED
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5508
Chapter 399, Laws of 1999
(partial veto)
56th Legislature
1999 Regular Session
CRAB CATCH RECORD CARDS
EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/25/99
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Passed by the Senate April 21,
1999
YEAS 44 NAYS 0
 BRAD
OWEN
President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 12, 1999
YEAS 89 NAYS 5
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CERTIFICATE
I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington,
do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL
5508 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
dates hereon set forth.
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CLYDE BALLARD
Speaker of the
House of Representatives
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 TONY M. COOK
Secretary
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FRANK CHOPP
Speaker of the
House of Representatives
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Approved May 18, 1999, with the exception of section 2 and 3, which
are vetoed.Place Style On Codes above, and Style
Off Codes below.
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FILED
May 18, 1999 - 3:31 p.m.
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GARY LOCKE
Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington
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ENGROSSED
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5508
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AS
AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed
Legislature - 1999 Regular Session
State
of Washington 56th Legislature 1999 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 02/18/1999.
Increasing harvest data accuracy for the recreational crab
fishery.
AN
ACT Relating to catch record card requirements for recreational crab fishers;
adding a new section to chapter 77.32 RCW; creating new sections; providing an
effective date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1. The
legislature finds that the department of fish and wildlife manages the
recreational crab fishery through an imprecise system of catch estimation.
Increased harvest data accuracy is needed for the recreational crab fishery and
this goal can be accomplished through the establishment of a crab catch record
card system.
The
department shall utilize data from the crab catch record cards in preparing
catch reports and in catch-sharing negotiations.
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 2.
A new section is added to chapter 77.32 RCW to read as follows:
A
crab catch record card is required to fish for and harvest Dungeness crabs
(Cancer magister) in the recreational fishery. The crab catch record card
shall be administered under the rules of the commission.
*Sec. 2 was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 3.
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public
institutions, and takes effect July 15, 1999.
*Sec. 3 was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 4. If
specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or
chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 1999, in the omnibus appropriations
act, this act is null and void.
Passed the Senate April 21, 1999.
Passed the House April 12, 1999.
Approved by the Governor May
18, 1999, with the exception of certain items that were vetoed.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 18, 1999.
Note:
Governor's explanation of partial veto is as follows:
"I
am returning herewith, without my approval as to sections 2 and 3, Engrossed
Substitute Senate Bill No. 5508 entitled:
"AN
ACT Relating to catch record card requirements for recreational crab
fishers;"
Engrossed Substitute
Senate Bill No. 5508 requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to utilize
crab catch record cards in determining the recreational harvest of crab. Sections
2 and 3 of the bill would require recreational Dungeness crab fishers to have
catch record cards on July 15, 1999, before they could fish. While I support
the intent of this bill, the 1999 Dungeness crab license year has already
begun, and this requirement would create significant difficulties for fishers
who have already purchased licenses. It would also be practically impossible
for the Department of Fish and Wildlife to notify crab fishers, and create and
distribute catch record cards by mid-July.
The Department of Fish
and Wildlife strongly agrees that catch record cards would be very valuable in
tracking crab harvest and population statistics. And, it has committed to
implementing the program by administrative rule, effective with the next
license year beginning in April 2000.
For these reasons, I have
vetoed sections 2 and 3 of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5508.
With
the exception of sections 2 and 3, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5508 is
approved."