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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5419

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Senators DeJarnatt, Metcalf and Sutherland

Read first time 1/24/89 and referred to Committee on   Environment & Natural Resources.

AN ACT Relating to charter boats; and amending RCW 75.30.065.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 2, chapter 106, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. as last amended by section 141, chapter 46, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. and RCW 75.30.065 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Salmon charter boat licenses issued under RCW 75.28.095(1)(b) may be issued only to boats which held a salmon charter boat license during the previous year or had transferred to the boat such a license, and has not subsequently transferred the license to another boat.  A boat is entitled to only one salmon charter boat license.

           Salmon charter boat licenses may be renewed each year.  A salmon charter boat license which is not renewed each year shall not be renewed further.

           Salmon charter boat licenses are transferable.

(2) A charter boat licensed in Oregon shall be permitted to fish in Washington state waters from the southern border of the state of Washington to Leadbetter Point under the same regulations as Washington charter boat operators, as long as the Oregon vessel does not land at any Washington port with the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers.