BILL REQ. #:  H-0889.1 



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HOUSE BILL 1496
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State of Washington63rd Legislature2013 Regular Session

By Representatives Sawyer, McCoy, Hunt, Appleton, Santos, Liias, Riccelli, Dunshee, Stanford, Ormsby, and Pollet

Read first time 01/29/13.   Referred to Committee on Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs.



     AN ACT Relating to hunting-related enforcement actions involving tribal members; and adding a new section to chapter 77.15 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 77.15 RCW to read as follows:
     Upon presentation of a tribal identification card by a member of a federally recognized tribe to a fish and wildlife officer or ex officio fish and wildlife officer, the officer must immediately refer any inspection, investigation, or other enforcement action related to the hunting activity of the tribal member to the enforcement authority of the tribe, if the activity occurred on any open and unclaimed lands where the tribe has a treaty right to hunt.

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