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Chapter 79.135 RCW Aquatic lands Ч oysters, geoducks, shellfish, other aquacultural uses, and marine aquatic plants

Chapter 79.135 RCW
Aquatic lands Ч oysters, geoducks, shellfish, other aquacultural uses, and marine aquatic plants

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79.135.001
Intent Ч 2005 c 155.
See RCW 79.105.001.

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79.135.010
Bush act/Callow act lands.
(1) A person in possession of real property conveyed by the state of Washington pursuant to the authority of chapter 24, Laws of 1895 (Bush act) or chapter 25, Laws of 1895 (Callow act), wherein such lands are subject to a possibility of reversion, shall heretofore have and are granted the further right to use all of the property for the purpose of cultivating and propagating clams and any shellfish.

(2) The rights granted under subsection (1) of this section do not include the right to use subtidal portions of Bush act and Callow act lands for the harvest and cultivation of any species of shellfish that had not commenced prior to December 31, 2001.

(3) For the purposes of this section, harvest and cultivation of any species of shellfish shall not be deemed to have commenced unless the subtidal portions of the land had been planted with that species of shellfish prior to December 31, 2001.

(4) No vested rights in shellfish cultivation may be impaired by any of the provisions of chapter 123, Laws of 2002, nor is anything other than what is stated in subsection (2) of this section intended to grant any further rights in the subtidal lands than what was originally included under the intent of the Bush and Callow acts.

[2002 c 123 з 2. Formerly RCW 79.90.570.]

Notes: Findings -- 2002 c 123: "The legislature declares that shellfish farming provides a consistent source of quality food, offers opportunities of new jobs, increases farm income stability, and improves balance of trade. The legislature also finds that many areas of the state of Washington are scientifically and biologically suitable for shellfish farming, and therefore the legislature has encouraged and promoted shellfish farming activities, programs, and development with the same status as other agricultural activities, programs, and development within the state. It being the policy of this state to encourage the development and expansion of shellfish farming within the state and to promote the development of a diverse shellfish farming industry, the legislature finds that the uncertainty surrounding reversionary clauses contained in Bush act and Callow act deeds is interfering with this policy. The legislature finds that uncertainty of the grant of rights for the claim and other shellfish culture as contained in chapter 166, Laws of 1919 must be fully and finally resolved. It is not the intent of this act to impair any vested rights in shellfish cultivation or current shellfish aquaculture activities to which holders of Bush act and Callow act lands are entitled." [2002 c 123 з 1.]

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79.135.020
Sale of reserved or reversionary rights in tidelands.
Upon an application to purchase the reserved and reversionary rights of the state in any tidelands sold under the provisions of chapter 24, Laws of 1895, or chapter 25, Laws of 1895, or chapter 165, Laws of 1919, or either the reserved or reversionary right if only one exists, being filed in the department's Olympia office by the owner of the tidelands, accompanied by an abstracter's certificate, or other evidence of the applicant's title to the lands, the department, if it finds the applicant is the owner of the tidelands, is authorized to inspect, appraise, and sell, if otherwise permitted under RCW 79.125.200, for not less than the appraised value, such reserved or reversionary rights of the state to the applicant, and upon payment of the purchase price to cause a deed to be issued as in the case of the sale of state lands, or upon the payment of one-fifth of the purchase price, to issue a contract of sale, providing that the remainder of the purchase price may be paid in four equal annual installments, with interest on deferred payments at the rate of six percent per annum, or sooner at the election of the contract holder, which contract shall be subject to cancellation by the department for failure to comply with its provisions, and upon the completion of the payments as provided in the contract to cause a deed to the lands described in the contract to be issued to the holder as in the case of the sale of state lands.

[2005 c 155 з 713; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 з 145. Formerly RCW 79.96.120.]

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79.135.030
Wrongful taking of shellfish from public lands Ч Civil remedies.
(1) If a person wrongfully takes shellfish or causes shellfish to be wrongfully taken from the public lands and the wrongful taking is intentional and knowing, the person is liable for damages of treble the fair market retail value of the amount of shellfish wrongfully taken. If a person wrongfully takes shellfish from the public lands under other circumstances, the person is liable for damages of double the fair market value of the amount of shellfish wrongfully taken.

(2) For purposes of this section, a person "wrongfully takes" shellfish from public lands if the person takes shellfish: (a) Above the limits of any applicable laws that govern the harvest of shellfish from public lands; (b) without reporting the harvest to the department of fish and wildlife or the department where the reporting is required by law or contract; (c) outside the area or above the limits that an agreement or contract from the department allows the harvest of shellfish from public lands; or (d) without a lease or purchase of the shellfish where the lease or purchase is required by law prior to harvest of the shellfish.

(3) The remedies in this section are for civil damages and shall be proved by a preponderance of the evidence. The department may file a civil action in Thurston county superior court or the county where the shellfish were taken against any person liable under this section. Damages recovered under this section shall be applied in the same way as received under geoduck harvesting agreements authorized by RCW 79.135.210.

(4) For purposes of the remedies created by this section, the amount of shellfish wrongfully taken by a person may be established either:

(a) By surveying the aquatic lands to reasonably establish the amount of shellfish taken from the immediate area where a person is shown to have been wrongfully taking shellfish;

(b) By weighing the shellfish on board any vessel or in possession of a person shown to be wrongfully taking shellfish; or

(c) By any other evidence that reasonably establishes the amount of shellfish wrongfully taken.

The amount of shellfish established by (a) or (b) of this subsection shall be presumed to be the amount wrongfully taken unless the defendant shows by a preponderance of evidence that the shellfish were lawfully taken or that the defendant did not take the shellfish presumed to have been wrongfully taken. Whenever there is reason to believe that shellfish in the possession of any person were wrongfully taken, the department or the department of fish and wildlife may require the person to proceed to a designated off-load point and to weigh all shellfish in possession of the person or on board the person's vessel.

(5) This civil remedy is supplemental to the state's power to prosecute any person for theft of shellfish, for other crimes where shellfish are involved, or for violation of rules of the department of fish and wildlife.

[2005 c 155 з 714; 1994 c 264 з 73; 1990 c 163 з 9. Formerly RCW 79.96.130.]

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79.135.040
Aquaculture products Ч Sale by leaseholder.
Aquaculture products produced on leased state-owned aquatic land may be sold by the leaseholder as prescribed by the department without competitive bid or public auction and consistent with statutes governing aquaculture leases on state-owned aquatic land.

[2005 c 113 з 1.]

Notes: Reviser's note: This section was directed to be codified in chapter 79.96 RCW. However, chapter 79.96 RCW was recodified in its entirety by 2005 c 155.

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79.135.050
Study of Hood Canal geoduck population Ч Report. (Expires July 1, 2008.)
The department shall conduct a study to determine if changes to the geoduck populations in Hood Canal have occurred over time. The department's study shall compare prior population surveys with current surveys conducted as part of this study. The study shall incorporate geoduck beds representative of the northern, central, and southern areas of Hood Canal. No later than January 1, 2006, the department shall submit a report describing the study results to the appropriate committees of the legislature.

[2005 c 307 з 1.]

Notes: Reviser's note: This section was directed to be codified in chapter 79.96 RCW. However, chapter 79.96 RCW was recodified in its entirety by 2005 c 155.

Expiration date -- 2005 c 307 зз 1-3: "Sections 1 through 3 of this act expire July 1, 2008." [2005 c 307 з 4.]

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79.135.060
Study of Hood Canal's geoduck population levels and environmental conditions Ч Report. (Expires July 1, 2008.)
The department shall conduct a study to assess the relationship between the Hood Canal's geoduck population levels and environmental conditions, including dissolved oxygen concentrations. To conduct this study, the department shall establish geoduck index stations near the department of ecology's Hood Canal water sampling stations. The index stations shall include stations representative of the northern, central, and southern areas of Hood Canal. No later than December 1, 2007, the department shall submit a report describing the study results to the appropriate committees of the legislature.

[2005 c 307 з 2.]

Notes: Reviser's note: This section was directed to be codified in chapter 79.96 RCW. However, chapter 79.96 RCW was recodified in its entirety by 2005 c 155.

Expiration date -- 2005 c 307 зз 1-3: See note following RCW 79.135.050.

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79.135.070
Study of age and shell oxidation rate of Hood Canal geoduck Ч Report. (Expires July 1, 2008.)
The department shall conduct a study to establish an age profile and analyze the shell oxidation rate of Hood Canal geoduck. To conduct this study, the department shall establish sampling stations representative of the northern, central, and southern areas of Hood Canal. No later than December 1, 2007, the department shall submit a report describing the study results to the appropriate committees of the legislature.

[2005 c 307 з 3.]

Notes: Reviser's note: This section was directed to be codified in chapter 79.96 RCW. However, chapter 79.96 RCW was recodified in its entirety by 2005 c 155.

Expiration date -- 2005 c 307 зз 1-3: See note following RCW 79.135.050.

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79.135.100
Rents and fees for aquatic lands used for aquaculture production and harvesting.
If state-owned aquatic lands are used for aquaculture production or harvesting, rents and fees shall be established through competitive bidding or negotiation.

[1984 c 221 з 10. Formerly RCW 79.90.495.]

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79.135.110
Leasing beds of tidal waters for shellfish cultivation or other aquaculture use.
(1) The beds of all navigable tidal waters in the state lying below extreme low tide, except as prohibited by Article XV, section 1 of the state Constitution shall be subject to lease for the purposes of planting and cultivating oyster beds, or for the purpose of cultivating clams or other edible shellfish, or for other aquaculture use, for periods not to exceed thirty years.

(2) Nothing in this section shall prevent any person from leasing more than one parcel, as offered by the department.

[2005 c 155 з 701; 1993 c 295 з 1; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 з 134. Formerly RCW 79.96.010.]

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79.135.120
Leasing lands for shellfish cultivation or other aquaculture use Ч Who may lease Ч Application Ч Deposit.
Any person desiring to lease tidelands or beds of navigable waters for the purpose of planting and cultivating oyster beds, or for the purpose of cultivating clams and other edible shellfish, shall file with the department, on a proper form, an application in writing signed by the applicant and accompanied by a map of the lands desired to be leased, describing the lands by metes and bounds tied to at least two United States government corners, and by the reference to local geography as shall suffice to convey a knowledge of the location of the lands with reasonable accuracy to persons acquainted with the vicinity, and accompanied by a deposit of ten dollars. The deposit shall be returned to the applicant in case a lease is not granted.

[2005 c 155 з 702; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 з 135. Formerly RCW 79.96.020.]

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79.135.130
Leasing lands for shellfish cultivation or other aquaculture use Ч Inspection and report by director of fish and wildlife Ч Rental and term Ч Commercial harvest of subtidal hardshell clams by hydraulic escalating.
(1) The department, upon the receipt of an application for a lease for the purpose of planting and cultivating oyster beds or for the purpose of cultivating clams or other edible shellfish, shall notify the director of fish and wildlife of the filing of the application describing the tidelands or beds of navigable waters applied for. The director of fish and wildlife shall cause an inspection of the lands applied for to be made and shall make a full report to the department of the director's findings as to whether it is necessary, in order to protect existing natural oyster beds, and to secure adequate seeding of the lands, to retain the lands described in the application for lease or any part of the lands, and in the event the director deems it advisable to retain the lands or any part of the lands for the protection of existing natural oyster beds or to guarantee the continuance of an adequate seed stock for existing natural oyster beds, the lands shall not be subject to lease. However, if the director determines that the lands applied for or any part of the lands may be leased, the director shall so notify the department and the director shall cause an examination of the lands to be made to determine the presence, if any, of natural oysters, clams, or other edible shellfish on the lands, and to fix the rental value of the lands for use for oyster, clam, or other edible shellfish cultivation. In the report to the department, the director shall recommend a minimum rental for the lands and an estimation of the value of the oysters, clams, or other edible shellfish, if any, then present on the lands applied for. The lands approved by the director for lease may then be leased to the applicant for a period of not less than five years nor more than ten years at a rental not less than the minimum rental recommended by the director of fish and wildlife. In addition, before entering upon possession of the land, the applicant shall pay the value of the oysters, clams, or other edible shellfish, if any, then present on the land as determined by the director, plus the expense incurred by the director in investigating the quantity of oysters, clams, or other edible shellfish, present on the land applied for.

(2) When issuing new leases or reissuing existing leases the department shall not permit the commercial harvest of subtidal hardshell clams by means of hydraulic escalating when the upland within five hundred feet of any lease tract is zoned for residential development.

[2005 c 155 з 703; 1994 c 264 з 68; 1987 c 374 з 1; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 з 136. Formerly RCW 79.96.030.]

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79.135.140
Leasing lands for shellfish cultivation or other aquaculture use Ч Survey and boundary markers.
Before entering into possession of any leased tidelands or beds of navigable waters, the applicant shall have the lands surveyed by a registered land surveyor, and the applicant shall furnish to the department and to the director of fish and wildlife, a map of the leased premises signed and certified by the registered land surveyor. The lessee shall also mark the boundaries of the leased premises by piling monuments or other markers of a permanent nature as the director of fish and wildlife may direct.

[2005 c 155 з 704; 1994 c 264 з 69; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 з 137. Formerly RCW 79.96.040.]

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79.135.150
Renewal lease Ч Application.
The department may, upon the filing of an application for a renewal lease, inspect the tidelands or beds of navigable waters, and if the department deems it in the best interests of the state to re-lease the lands, the department shall issue to the applicant a renewal lease for a further period not exceeding thirty years and under the terms and conditions as may be determined by the department. However, in the case of an application for a renewal lease it shall not be necessary for the lands to be inspected and reported upon by the director of fish and wildlife.

[2005 c 155 з 705; 1994 c 264 з 70; 1993 c 295 з 2; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 з 138. Formerly RCW 79.96.050.]

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79.135.160
Leasing lands for shellfish cultivation or other aquaculture use Ч Reversion for use other than cultivation of shellfish.
All leases of tidelands and beds of navigable waters for the purpose of planting and cultivating oysters, clams, or other edible shellfish shall expressly provide that if at any time after the granting of the lease, the described lands shall cease to be used for the purpose of oyster beds, clam beds, or other edible shellfish beds, they shall revert to and become the property of the state and that the lands are leased only for the purpose of cultivating oysters, clams, or other edible shellfish thereon, and that the state reserves the right to enter upon and take possession of the lands if at any time the lands are used for any other purpose than the cultivation of oysters, clams, or other edible shellfish.

[2005 c 155 з 706; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 з 139. Formerly RCW 79.96.060.]

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79.135.170
Leasing lands for shellfish cultivation or other aquaculture use Ч Abandonment Ч 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 the department, together with the fact that the lessee has abandoned the land, shall be entitled to make application for other lands for such purposes.

[2005 c 155 з 707; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 з 140. Formerly RCW 79.96.070.]

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79.135.200
Leasing beds for geoduck harvest/cultivation Ч Survey by private party.
Beds of navigable waters held under contract or deed from the state of Washington upon which a private party is harvesting or cultivating geoduck shall be surveyed by the private party and a record of survey filed in compliance with chapter 58.09 RCW prior to harvest. Property corners will be placed in sufficient quantity and location to aid in relocation of the oyster tract lines occurring or extending below extreme low tide. Buoys on anchors must be placed intervisibly along and at angle points on any ownership boundaries that extend below extreme low tide, for the harvest term. The survey of privately owned beds of navigable waters will be established on the Washington coordinate system in compliance with chapter 58.20 RCW and property corners labeled with their coordinates on the record of survey.

[2002 c 123 з 3. Formerly RCW 79.96.140.]

Notes: Findings -- 2002 c 123: See note following RCW 79.135.010.

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79.135.210
Geoduck harvesting Ч Agreements, regulation.
(1) Except as provided in RCW 79.135.040, geoducks shall be sold as valuable materials under the provisions of *chapter 79.90 RCW. After confirmation of the sale, the department may enter into an agreement with the purchaser for the harvesting of geoducks. The department may place terms and conditions in the harvesting agreements as the department deems necessary. The department may enforce the provisions of any harvesting agreement by suspending or canceling the harvesting agreement or through any other means contained in the harvesting agreement. Any geoduck harvester may terminate a harvesting agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection if actions of a governmental agency, beyond the control of the harvester, its agents, or its employees, prohibit harvesting, for a period exceeding thirty days during the term of the harvesting agreement, except as provided within the agreement. Upon termination of the agreement by the harvester, the harvester shall be reimbursed by the department for the cost paid to the department on the agreement, less the value of the harvest already accomplished by the harvester under the agreement.

(2) Harvesting agreements under this title for the purpose of harvesting geoducks shall require the harvester and the harvester's agent or representatives to comply with all applicable commercial diving safety standards and regulations promulgated and implemented by the federal occupational safety and health administration established under the federal occupational safety and health act of 1970 as the law exists or as amended (84 Stat. 1590 et seq.; 29 U.S.C. Sec. 651 et seq.). However, for the purposes of this section and RCW 77.60.070, all persons who dive for geoducks are deemed to be employees as defined by the federal occupational safety and health act. All harvesting agreements shall provide that failure to comply with these standards is cause for suspension or cancellation of the harvesting agreement. Further, for the purposes of this subsection if the harvester contracts with another person or entity for the harvesting of geoducks, the harvesting agreement shall not be suspended or canceled if the harvester terminates its business relationship with such an entity until compliance with this subsection is secured.

[2005 c 155 з 708; 2005 c 113 з 3; 2003 c 39 з 43; 1990 c 163 з 4; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 з 141. Formerly RCW 79.96.080.]

Notes: Reviser's note: *(1) Chapter 79.90 RCW was recodified and/or repealed in its entirety by 2005 c 155.

(2) This section was amended by 2005 c 113 з 3 and by 2005 c 155 з 708, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).

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79.135.220
Geoduck harvesting Ч Designation of aquatic lands.
The department shall designate the areas of state-owned aquatic lands that are available for geoduck harvesting by licensed geoduck harvesters in accordance with *chapter 79.90 RCW.

[2005 c 155 з 709; 1990 c 163 з 5; 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 з 129; 1979 ex.s. c 141 з 5. Formerly RCW 79.96.085, 75.28.286.]

Notes: *Reviser's note: Chapter 79.90 RCW was recodified and/or repealed in its entirety by 2005 c 155.

Commercial harvesting of geoducks: RCW 77.60.070, 77.65.410.

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79.135.230
Intensive management plan for geoducks.
The department may enter into agreements with the department of fish and wildlife for the development of an intensive management plan for geoducks including the development and operation of a geoduck hatchery.

[2005 c 155 з 718; 1994 c 264 з 74; 1984 c 221 з 26. Formerly RCW 79.96.906.]

Notes: Severability -- Effective date -- 1984 c 221: See RCW 79.105.901 and 79.105.902.

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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 з 710; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 з 142. Formerly RCW 79.96.090.]

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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 is the duty of the director of fish and wildlife to inspect the reserve for the purpose of determining whether the reserve or any part of the reserve should be retained as a state oyster reserve or vacated.

[2005 c 155 з 711; 1994 c 264 з 71; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 з 143. Formerly RCW 79.96.100.]

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79.135.320
Vacation of reserve Ч Lease of lands Ч 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 best interest of the state, and all moneys received for the lease of the lands shall be paid to the department.

(2) Notwithstanding RCW 77.60.020, subsection (1) of this section, or any other provision of state law, the state oyster reserves in Eld Inlet, Hammersley Inlet, or Totten Inlet, situated in Mason or Thurston counties shall permanently be designated as state oyster reserve lands.

[2005 c 155 з 712; 2001 c 273 з 4; 2000 c 11 з 30; 1994 c 264 з 72; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 з 144. Formerly RCW 79.96.110.]

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79.135.400
Seaweed Ч 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 limited to seaweed of the classes Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.

[1993 c 283 з 2. Formerly RCW 79.96.200, 79.01.800.]

Notes: Findings -- 1993 c 283: "The legislature finds that the plant resources of marine aquatic ecosystems have inherent value and provide essential habitat. These resources are also becoming increasingly valuable as economic commodities and may be declining. The legislature further finds that the regulation of harvest of these resources is currently inadequate to afford necessary protection." [1993 c 283 з 1.]

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79.135.410
Seaweed Ч Personal use limit Ч Commercial harvesting prohibited Ч Exception Ч 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 than ten pounds for conservation purposes. This section shall in no way affect the ability of any state agency to prevent harvest of any species of marine aquatic plant from lands under its control, ownership, or management.

(2) Except as provided under subsection (3) of this section, commercial harvesting of seaweed from state-owned aquatic lands, and all privately owned tidelands is prohibited. This subsection shall in no way affect commercial seaweed aquaculture.

(3) Upon mutual approval by the department and the department of fish and wildlife, seaweed species of the genus Macrocystis may be commercially harvested for use in the herring spawn-on-kelp fishery.

(4) Importation of seaweed species of the genus Macrocystis into Washington state for the herring spawn-on-kelp fishery is subject to the fish and shellfish disease control policies of the department of fish and wildlife. Macrocystis shall not be imported from areas with fish or shellfish diseases associated with organisms that are likely to be transported with Macrocystis. The department shall incorporate this policy on Macrocystis importation into its overall fish and shellfish disease control policies.

[2005 c 155 з 715; 2003 c 334 з 442; 1996 c 46 з 1; 1994 c 286 з 1; 1993 c 283 з 3. Formerly RCW 79.96.210, 79.01.805.]

Notes: Intent -- 2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.

Effective date -- 1994 c 286: "This act shall take effect July 1, 1994." [1994 c 286 з 6.]

Findings -- 1993 c 283: See note following RCW 79.135.400.

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79.135.420
Seaweed Ч Harvest and possession violations Ч Penalties and damages.
(1) It is unlawful to exceed the harvest and possession restrictions imposed under RCW 79.135.410.

(2) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor, and a violation taking place on state-owned aquatic lands is subject to the provisions of RCW 79.02.300.

(3) A person committing a violation of this section on private tidelands which he or she owns is liable to the state for treble the amount of damages to the seaweed resource, and a person trespassing on privately owned tidelands and committing a violation of this section is liable to the private tideland owner for treble the amount of damages to the seaweed resource. Damages recoverable include, but are not limited to, damages for the market value of the seaweed, for injury to the aquatic ecosystem, and for the costs of restoration. In addition, the person is liable for reimbursing the injured party for the party's reasonable costs, including but not limited to investigative costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and other litigation-related costs.

[2005 c 155 з 716. Prior: 2003 c 334 з 443; 2003 c 53 з 380; 1994 c 286 з 2; 1993 c 283 з 4. Formerly RCW 79.96.220, 79.01.810.]

Notes: Intent -- 2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.

Intent -- Effective date -- 2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.

Effective date -- 1994 c 286: See note following RCW 79.135.410.

Findings -- 1993 c 283: See note following RCW 79.135.400.

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79.135.430
Seaweed Ч 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 з 717; 2003 c 334 з 444; 1994 c 286 з 3; 1993 c 283 з 5. Formerly RCW 79.96.230, 79.01.815.]

Notes: Intent -- 2003 c 334: See note following RCW 79.02.010.

Effective date -- 1994 c 286: See note following RCW 79.135.410.

Findings -- 1993 c 283: See note following RCW 79.135.400.

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79.135.900
Savings Ч 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 ex.s. c 21 з 181. Formerly RCW 79.96.901.]

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79.135.901
Captions Ч 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 з 182. Formerly RCW 79.96.902.]

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79.135.902
Severability Ч 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

[1982 1st ex.s. c 21 з 184. Formerly RCW 79.96.903.]

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79.135.903
Effective date Ч 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 зз 176 and 179.
Sections 176 (amending RCW 79.01.525) and 179 (creating a new section providing for an aquatic lands joint legislative committee) of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.

[1982 1st ex.s. c 21 з 185. Formerly RCW 79.96.904.]

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79.135.904
Effective date Ч 1982 1st ex.s. c 21.
Except as provided in *RCW 79.96.904, this act shall take effect July 1, 1983.

[1982 1st ex.s. c 21 з 186. Formerly RCW 79.96.905.]

Notes: *Reviser's note: RCW 79.96.904 was recodified as RCW 79.135.903 pursuant to 2005 c 155 з 1010.

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79.135.905
Severability Ч Part/subchapter headings not law Ч 2005 c 155.
See RCW 79.105.903 and 79.105.904.