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Senate Bill 2379 |
Senate Author: Jackson, Mike |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
House Sponsor: Eiland |
Senate Bill 2379 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to increase the penalty for taking oysters from restricted areas from a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor to a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor and to increase the penalty for a subsequent violation within five years from a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor to a Parks and Wildlife Code state jail felony. The bill also makes each person on a vessel licensed as a commercial oyster boat responsible for such a violation, rather than just the captain.