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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1300

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Representatives Basich, Sayan and Bumgarner; by request of Department of Fisheries

Prefiled with Chief Clerk 1/8/88.  Read first time 1/11/88 and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

AN ACT Relating to charter boats; and amending RCW 75.28.095.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 90, Laws of 1969 as last amended by section 112, chapter 46, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. and RCW 75.28.095 are each amended to read as follows:

                   (1) A charter boat license is required for a vessel to be operated as a charter boat from which food fish are taken for personal use.  The annual license fees are:

!tm1,1,1 !tcSpecies!tcResident!tcNonresident

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!ix!ih4 (a)!sc ,1Food fish other

than salmon!tj1!tc$100!tc$200

!ix!ih4(b)!sc ,1Salmon and

other food fish!tj1!tc$200!tc$200

          (2)  "Charter boat" means a vessel from which persons may, for a fee, fish for food fish, and which delivers food fish ((taken from offshore waters)) into state ports or delivers food fish taken from state waters into United States ports.  "Charter boat" does not mean:

          (a) Vessels not generally engaged in charter boat fishing which are under private lease or charter and operated by the lessee for the lessee's personal recreational enjoyment; or

          (b) Vessels used by guides for clients fishing for ((salmon)) food fish for personal use in freshwater rivers, streams, and lakes, other than Lake Washington or that part of the Columbia River below the bridge at Longview.

          (3) A vessel shall not engage in both charter or sports fishing and commercial fishing on the same day.  A vessel may be licensed for both charter boat fishing and for commercial fishing at the same time.  The license or delivery permit allowing the activity not being engaged in shall be deposited with the fisheries patrol officer for that area or an agent designated by the director.

                                                                                                                        Passed the House February 8, 1988.

                                                                                                                                         Speaker of the House.

                                                                                                                      Passed the Senate February 29, 1988.

                                                                                                                                       President of the Senate.