CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1082

Chapter 336, Laws of 2007

60th Legislature
2007 Regular Session



SHELLFISH AND SEAWEED HARVESTING--LICENSES



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/22/07

Passed by the House April 14, 2007
  Yeas 94   Nays 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 3, 2007
  Yeas 47   Nays 0


BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
 
CERTIFICATE

I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1082 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


RICHARD NAFZIGER
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Chief Clerk
Approved May 4, 2007, 4:53 p.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
May 7, 2007







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1082
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

Passed Legislature - 2007 Regular Session
State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake, Takko, Curtis, VanDeWege, Hunt, Eickmeyer, Pettigrew, Morrell, Springer, Flannigan and Simpson)

READ FIRST TIME 01/25/07.   



     AN ACT Relating to the requirements for displaying the proper licenses while harvesting shellfish or seaweed; amending RCW 77.32.520; and creating a new section.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 77.32.520 and 2004 c 248 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A personal use shellfish and seaweed license is required for all persons other than residents or nonresidents under fifteen years of age to fish for, take, dig for, or possess seaweed or shellfish, including razor clams, for personal use from state waters or offshore waters including national park beaches.
     (2) A razor clam license allows a person to harvest only razor clams for personal use from state waters, including national park beaches.
     (3) The fees for annual personal use shellfish and seaweed licenses are:
     (a) For a resident fifteen years of age or older, seven dollars;
     (b) For a nonresident fifteen years of age or older, twenty dollars; and
     (c) For a senior, five dollars.
     (4) The fee for an annual razor clam license is five dollars and fifty cents for residents and eleven dollars for nonresidents.
     (5) The fee for a three-day razor clam license is three dollars and fifty cents for both residents and nonresidents.
     (6) A personal use shellfish and seaweed license or razor clam license must be ((visible on the licensee)) in immediate possession of the licensee and available for inspection while a licensee is harvesting shellfish or seaweed. However, the license does not need to be visible at all times.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   The department of fish and wildlife shall monitor the sale of personal use shellfish and seaweed licenses and razor clam licenses for four years from the effective date of this act. If in any of the four years the number of license sales drop more than ten percent from the effective date of this act, then the department of fish and wildlife shall report the sales and revenue data for the licenses along with any relevant information regarding the reasons for the decrease to the legislature.


         Passed by the House April 14, 2007.
         Passed by the Senate April 3, 2007.
         Approved by the Governor May 4, 2007.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 7, 2007.