HB 1764-S2 - DIGEST |
(DIGEST AS ENACTED) |
Changes licensing requirements for geoduck divers. |
Prohibits the director of the department of fish and wildlife from issuing more than seventy-five geoduck diver licenses in any one year, beginning on January 1, 2015. |
Requires the department of natural resources to: (1) Create a geoduck diver safety program and establish safety requirements for licensed geoduck divers; and |
(2) Establish a geoduck harvest safety committee to review and evaluate the safety program's success and effectiveness and recommend to the department appropriate changes to improve the geoduck diver safety program. |
Requires licensed geoduck divers, beginning on January 1, 2015, to annually complete the geoduck diver safety program. |