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SENATE BILL 5826

State of Washington

67th Legislature

2022 Regular Session

BySenators Padden and Hasegawa

Read first time 01/12/22.Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.

AN ACT Relating to warm water game fish management; and amending RCW 77.12.085.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 77.12.085 and 2019 c 290 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The commission shall adopt rules to liberalize bag limits for bass, walleye, and channel catfish in all anadromous waters of the state in order to reduce the predation risk to salmon smolts.

(2) The commission must adopt rules limiting bag limits for warm water game fish to no more than five fish per day in nonanadromous waters of the state to maintain a healthy and vibrant long-term fishery.

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