STATE LAND LAWS 187 



TRESPASS OYSTER LANDS. SECS. 268-270 



SEC. 268. TRESPASS ON OYSTER RESERVES. 



If any person or persons shall take oysters from any of the 

 state oyster land reserves contrary to the provisions of this act,* 

 or shall go upon said reserves and rake up, or otherwise prepare 

 oysters to facilitate the taking of same, shall be guilty of a mis- 

 demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not 

 less than one hundred dollars, and imprisoned for a term of not 

 more than one year, and forfeit any license he or she may then 

 hold. (Laws '03, p. 343, sec. 13; sec. 5253 Rem.-Bal. ; 373 

 sec. 25 Pierce.) ' 



Former Laws: Laws '95, p. 24, sees. 1-2; Laws '97, p. 304, sec. 22. 



* Sees. 355-365, post. 



Cited: 39 Wash. 236; 56 Wash. 275. 



SEC. 269. INJURY TO OYSTER BEDS AND BOUNDARY MARKS. 



Any person who shall wilfully (10) take, carry away, interfere 

 with or disturb any oysters or shell fish of another in any river, 

 bay or other water of this state, or remove, pull up or destroy 

 any stake or buoy used for designating any oyster bed, shall 

 be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Laws '09, p. 1019, sec. 407; 

 sec. 2659 Rem.-Bal.; 135 sec. 811 Pierce.) 

 SEC. 270. UNLAWFUL TO REMOVE OYSTERS, EXCEPT. 



It shall be unlawful to gather oysters or to remove them from 

 any natural oyster bed or natural oyster bed reserve in any of 

 the rivers, bays or waters of the State of Washington, at any 

 time from the 15th day of June to the 15th day of March fol- 

 lowing and inclusive of each year, except under the supervision 

 of the Fish Commissioner of the State of Washington or of the 

 United States for purposes of propagation, experimental or 

 other scientific purposes : Provided, That nothing in this section 

 shall be construed to interefere with the provisions of section 

 369 of this code. (Laws '95, p. 49, sec. 1 ; amended, Laws '99, 

 p. 270, sec. 1; sec. 5269 Rem.-Bal.; 373 sec. 103 Pierce.) 



Other Laws: Laws '95, p. 24, sec. 1 (5267 Rem.-Bal.); Laws '97, p. 

 304, sec. 22 (5264 Rem.-Bal.). 



NOTE: Insofar as this implies a lawful open season for removal of 

 oysters from state reserves, it is superseded by sec. 359 et seq., post. 



License to dredge for oysters: sec. 366, post. 



