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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5348

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

 

By Senator Owen

 

 

Read first time 1/20/89 and referred to Committee on   Environment & Natural Resources.

 

 


AN ACT Relating to the regulation of fishing; and adding a new section to chapter 75.12 RCW.

 

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

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 75.12 RCW to read as follows:

          Commercial bottom trawling for food fish and shellfish is unlawful in all areas of Hood Canal south of a line projected from Tala Point to Foulweather Bluff and in Puget Sound south of a line projected from Apple Cove Point to Edwards Point.