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Certification of Enrolled Enactment in the Legislature of the State of 



Washington 



house bill no. 106, CHAPTER 160, LAWS 1971, 1ST EX. SESSION EFFECTIVE DATE: 



AUGUST 9, 1971 



The House concurred in the Senate amendments and passed the bill as amended 

 May 6, 1971 : Yeas 90 ; Nays 0. 



CERTIFICATE 



I, Malcolm McBeath, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State 

 of WasMngton, do hereby certify that the attached is enrolled House Bill No. 

 106 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates 

 hereon set forth. 



Malcolm McBeath, Chief Clerk. 



Read first time January 14, 1971, and referred to Committee on Natural Re- 

 sources and Ecology. 



AN ACT Relating to species of fish and wildlife ; amending section 77.16.040, 

 chapter 36, Laws of 1955 as amended by section 1, chapter 75, Laws of 1961 and 

 ROW 77.16.040 ; adding new sections to chapter 77.08 RCW ; adding a new sec- 

 tion to 77.12 RCW ; adding a new section to chapter 77.16 RCW ; adding a new 

 section to 77.32 RCW ; and prescribing penalties. 



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASH- 

 INGTON : 



New section. — Section 1. There is added to chapter 77.08 RCW a new section 

 to read as follows : 



As used in this title or in any rule or regulation of the commission "endan- 

 gered species of fish and wildlife" shall mean those si)ecies of fish and wildlife 

 designated by rule or regulation of the commission as seriously threatened with 

 extinction. Such rules or regulations of the commission shall include, but not 

 be limited to, endangered species as so designated by the secretary of the inte- 

 rior on the date this 1971 amendatory act shall take effect : Provided, That the 

 commission may amend such rules and regulations to exclude any species of 

 fish and wildlife from designation as an endangered species if the commission 

 determines that the species is no longer endangered. 



New section. — Sec. 2. There is added to chapter 77.08 ROW a new section to 

 read as follows : 



As used in this title or in any rule or regulation of the commission "deleterious 

 exotic species of fish and wildlife" shall mean these si>ecies of fish and wildlife 

 designated by rule or regulation of the commission as dangerous to the environ- 

 ment or native species of fish and wildlife of the state of Washington. 



New section. — Sec. 3. There is added to chapter 77.16 ROW a new section to 

 read as follows : 



Except as authorized by i>ermit or license lawfully issued by the director, or by 

 rule or regulation of the commission, it shall be unlawful for any person to bring 

 into the state, have in his possession within the state, have in his possession for 

 sale or with intent to sell or to expose or offer for sale, or to sell, or to barter for, 

 or to exchange, or to buy, or to have in his possession with intent to ship, or to 

 ship any deleterious exotic species of fish or wildlife. It shall further be unlawful 

 for any common or contract carrier knowingly to transport or receive for shi]> 

 ment any such deleterious exotic species of fish or wildlife. 



Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor and 

 upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred 

 fifty dollars and not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the 

 county jail for not less than thirty days and not more than one year or by both 

 such fine and imprisonment. 



iSec. 4. Section 77.16.040, chapter 36, laws of 1955 as amended by section 1, 

 chapter 75, laws of 1961 and RCW 77.160.040 are each amended to read as follows : 



Except as authorized by permit or license lawfully issued by the director, or 

 by rule or regulation of the commission, it shall be unlawful for any person to 

 have in his pos.session for sale or with intent to sell, or to expose or offer for sale 

 or to sell or to barter for, or to exchange, or to buy, or to have in his iK)ssession 

 with intent to ship, or to ship, any game animal, game bird (or) ) game fish, or 

 endangered species of fish or midlife or any part thereof or any article made in 

 whole or part from, the skin, hide, or other parts of any endangered species of 

 fish or tvildlife. It shall further be unlawful for any common or contract carrier 

 knowingly to transport or receive for shipment any such game animal, game 



