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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5100

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Senator Rasmussen

Read first time 1/13/89 and referred to Committee on  Environment & Natural Resources.

AN ACT Relating to fishing licenses; and amending RCW 75.25.090 and 77.32.101.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 87, Laws of 1987 and RCW 75.25.090 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) An annual personal use license is required for a person sixteen years of age or older to fish for, take, or possess food fish for personal use from state waters or offshore waters, other than carp and sturgeon in the Columbia river above Chief Joseph Dam.  An annual personal use license is valid for the calendar year in which it is issued.  The fees for an annual personal use license are three dollars for residents and nine dollars for nonresidents.

          (2) A two-consecutive-day combined personal use license and punchcard shall be issued.   The fee for the license and punchcard is three dollars for residents and nonresidents.

          (3) Upon application, a person between the ages of sixty-five and seventy shall be issued a personal use license, salmon punchcard, or two-consecutive-day combined license and punchcard at half the fee of the license or punchcard.

(4) It is unlawful to fish for or possess food fish without the licenses, punchcards, and stamps required by this chapter.

        Sec. 2.  Section 20, chapter 15, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. as last amended by section 2, chapter 464, Laws of 1985 and RCW 77.32.101 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) A hunting and fishing license allows a resident holder to hunt and fish throughout the state.  The fee for this license is twenty-four dollars.

          (2) A hunting license allows the holder to hunt throughout the state.  The fee for this license is twelve dollars for residents and one hundred twenty-five dollars for nonresidents.

          (3) A fishing license allows the holder to fish throughout the state.  The fee for this license is fourteen dollars for residents and forty dollars for nonresidents.  Upon application, a person between the ages of sixty-five and seventy shall be issued a fishing license at half the fee of the license.