Difference between revisions of "Orca-boat rules"
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Revision as of 02:53, 25 August 2009
A place to centralize and archive rules regarding the interaction of boats and southern resident killer whales.
Contents
[hide]2009 proposed rule
Penalties:
Washington State law
Text of rule section | PDF of law
Signed by Governor on April 1, 2008. Effective June 11, 2008.
The summary of Washington House Bill 2514 passed during the 2007-2008 Legislature states “It is a natural resource infraction to approach or cause a vessel to approach within 300 feet of a southern Orca whale.”
Penalties: A violation is a natural resource infraction punishable under chapter 7.84 RCW
Case history:
County ordinance
Penalties:
Be Whalewise Guidelines
Penalties: Consultation with Soundwatch or Straitwatch; annual report card for commercial operators?
