Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 90 Water Rights -- Environment - Chapter 90.72 Shellfish Protection Districts

90.72.020 Shellfish tidelands
For purposes of this chapter, "shellfish tidelands" means all saltwater tidelands on which shellfish are grown or harvested for human consumption.[1985 c 417 § 2.] ...

90.72.030 Shellfish protection districts -- Establishment -- Governing body -- Programs
The legislative authority of each county having shellfish tidelands within its boundaries is authorized to establish a shellfish protection district to include areas in which ...

90.72.040 Shellfish protection districts -- Creation -- Boundaries -- Cooperation with governmental entities -- Abolition -- Referendum to repeal creation -- Certain fees not permitted
(1) The county legislative authority may create a shellfish protection district on its own motion or by submitting the question to the voters of the ...

90.72.045 Shellfish protection districts -- Programs required after closure or downgrading of growing area classification -- Annual report
The county legislative authority shall create a shellfish protection district and establish a shellfish protection program developed under RCW 90.72.030 or an equivalent program to ...

90.72.060 Decisions addressing conflicting uses -- Integration of the state environmental policy act and county ordinances and resolutions with programs
Whenever a governmental entity makes a decision which addresses a matter in which there is a conflict between (1) on the one hand, a proposed ...

90.72.065 Plans to control pollution effects of animal waste -- Contracts with conservation districts
Within available funding and as specified in the shellfish protection program, counties creating shellfish protection districts shall contract with conservation districts to draft plans with ...

90.72.070 Program financing -- Activities not subject to fees, rates, or charges -- Collection of charges or rates
The county legislative authority establishing a shellfish protection district may finance the protection program through (1) county tax revenues, (2) reasonable inspection fees and similar ...

90.72.080 State water quality financial assistance -- Priority to counties with shellfish protection districts
Counties that have formed shellfish protection districts shall receive high priority for state water quality financial assistance to implement shellfish protection programs, including grants and ...

90.72.900 Certain authority of counties not affected by chapter
This chapter shall not be considered as diminishing or affecting the authority of a county to adopt and enforce programs or controls, within all or ...

90.72.905 Severability -- 1992 c 100
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 ...