BILL REQ. #:  H-0377.1 



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HOUSE BILL 1543
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State of Washington59th Legislature2005 Regular Session

By Representatives McCune, Wallace, B. Sullivan, Moeller, Haler, Campbell, Ahern, Fromhold, Clibborn, Curtis, Linville, Takko, Lantz, Roberts, Kessler, Springer, Walsh, McCoy, Upthegrove, Priest, O'Brien, Woods, Hankins, Ericks, Buri, Tom, Dunn, Kenney, Lovick, Hinkle, Appleton, Skinner, Chase, Dickerson, Blake, Newhouse, Holmquist, Kilmer, Jarrett, Kretz, P. Sullivan, Morrell, Kagi and Hasegawa

Read first time 01/27/2005.   Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Ecology & Parks.



     AN ACT Relating to requirements for labeling salmon; and amending RCW 69.04.934.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 69.04.934 and 2003 c 39 s 29 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) With the exception of a commercial fisher engaged in sales of fish to a fish buyer, no person may sell at wholesale or retail any fresh or frozen:
     (((1))) (a) Private sector cultured aquatic salmon without identifying the product as farm-raised salmon; ((or
     (2))) (b) Commercially caught salmon designated as food fish under Title 77 RCW without identifying the product as either "commercially" caught salmon or "wild salmon"; or
     (c) Salmon without identifying either the country in which the salmon was produced, if the salmon is a private sector cultured aquatic salmon, or the country in which the salmon was landed, if it is a commercially caught salmon. For salmon produced or landed in the United States, the label must also include the state in which the salmon was produced or landed.
     (2) Identification of the products under subsection((s)) (1) ((and (2))) (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall be made to the buyer at the point of sale such that the buyer can make an informed decision in purchasing.
     (3) A person knowingly violating this section is guilty of misbranding under this chapter. A person who receives misleading or erroneous information about whether the salmon is farm-raised or commercially caught, and subsequently inaccurately identifies salmon shall not be guilty of misbranding. This section shall not apply to salmon that is minced, pulverized, coated with batter, or breaded.

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