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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6342

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Senators Murray, Metcalf, Kreidler and Sutherland

Read first time 1/11/90 and referred to Committee on  Environment & Natural Resources.

AN ACT Relating to consumer protection; adding a new chapter to Title 69 RCW; repealing RCW 69.04.315; and prescribing penalties.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

          (1) "Food fish product" means any article of food offered, sold, or intended for human consumption, that is wholly or in part comprised of the meat or other bodily parts of a fish.

          (2) "Person" includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, and associations.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     If a food fish product is comprised of a species of fish for which a definition and standard of identity has been established in "the list of common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada, 1980 edition," by the American fisheries society, it shall be unlawful for a person to label, sell, or offer to sell that food fish product under another name, or make any representation that is likely to cause a prospective purchaser to be misled as to the correct species.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     A violation of section 2 of this act shall constitute a violation of the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.     This chapter shall be known as the food fish labeling act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5.  Section 1, chapter 79, Laws of 1967 ex. sess. and RCW 69.04.315 are each repealed.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6.     Sections 1 through 4 of this act shall constitute a new chapter in Title 69 RCW.