79.135.430 – Seaweed—Enforcement.
RCW 79.135.430 Seaweed—Enforcement. The department of fish and wildlife and law enforcement authorities may enforce the provisions of RCW 79.135.410 and 79.135.420. [ 2005 c 155 § 717; 2003 c 334 § 444; 1994 c 286 § 3; 1993 c 283 § 5. Formerly RCW 79.96.230, 79.01.815.] NOTES: Intent—2003 c 334: See note following RCW […]
79.135.440 – Native kelp forest and eelgrass meadow health and conservation plan—Reports.
RCW 79.135.440 Native kelp forest and eelgrass meadow health and conservation plan—Reports. (1) The department shall, consistent with this section, and subject to available funding, work with partners to establish a native kelp forest and eelgrass meadow health and conservation plan that endeavors to, by the year 2040, conserve and restore at least 10,000 acres […]
79.135.900 – Savings—1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
RCW 79.135.900 Savings—1982 1st ex.s. c 21. The enactment of this act including all repeals, decodifications, and amendments shall not be construed as affecting any existing right acquired under the statutes repealed, decodified, or amended or under any rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto; nor as affecting any proceeding instituted thereunder. [ 1982 1st […]
79.135.901 – Captions—1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
RCW 79.135.901 Captions—1982 1st ex.s. c 21. Chapter and section headings as used in this act do not constitute any part of the law. [ 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 182. Formerly RCW 79.96.902.]
79.135.320 – Vacation of reserve—Lease of lands—Designated state oyster reserve lands.
RCW 79.135.320 Vacation of reserve—Lease of lands—Designated state oyster reserve lands. (1) In the event that the fish and wildlife commission approves the vacation of the whole or any part of a reserve, the department may vacate and offer for lease the parts or all of the reserve as it deems to be for the […]
79.135.400 – Seaweed—Marine aquatic plants defined.
RCW 79.135.400 Seaweed—Marine aquatic plants defined. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definition in this section applies throughout this chapter. “Marine aquatic plants” means saltwater marine plant species that are dependent upon the marine aquatic or tidal environment, and exist in either an attached or free-floating state. Marine aquatic plants include but are not […]
79.135.410 – Seaweed—Personal use limit—Commercial harvesting prohibited—Exception—Import restriction.
RCW 79.135.410 Seaweed—Personal use limit—Commercial harvesting prohibited—Exception—Import restriction. (1) The maximum daily wet weight harvest or possession of seaweed for personal use from all state-owned aquatic lands and all privately owned tidelands is ten pounds per person. The department in cooperation with the department of fish and wildlife may establish seaweed harvest limits of less […]
79.135.300 – Lease of tidelands set aside as oyster reserves.
RCW 79.135.300 Lease of tidelands set aside as oyster reserves. The department is authorized to lease first or second-class tidelands which have been or that are set aside as state oyster reserves in the same manner as provided elsewhere in this chapter for the lease of those lands. [ 2005 c 155 § 710; 1982 […]
79.135.310 – Inspection by director of fish and wildlife.
RCW 79.135.310 Inspection by director of fish and wildlife. The department, upon the receipt of an application for the lease of any first or second-class state-owned tidelands that are set aside as state oyster reserves, shall notify the director of fish and wildlife of the filing of the application describing the lands applied for. It […]
79.135.170 – Leasing lands for shellfish cultivation or other aquaculture use—Abandonment—Application for other lands.
RCW 79.135.170 Leasing lands for shellfish cultivation or other aquaculture use—Abandonment—Application for other lands. If from any cause any lands leased for the purpose of planting and cultivating oysters, clams, or other edible shellfish become unfit and valueless for any such purposes, the lessee or the lessee’s assigns, upon certifying the fact under oath to […]