Passed by the Senate March 10, 2014 YEAS 48   ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 5, 2014 YEAS 94   ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6145 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2014 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 01/28/14.
AN ACT Relating to declaring the Ostrea lurida the official oyster of the state of Washington; adding a new section to chapter 1.20 RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 The Ostrea lurida is the only oyster native
to Washington state.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 1.20 RCW
to read as follows:
The Ostrea lurida is hereby designated the official oyster of the
state of Washington. This native oyster species plays an important
role in the history and culture that surrounds shellfish in Washington
state and along the west coast of the United States. Some of the
common and historic names used for this species are Native, Western,
Shoalwater, and Olympia.