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House passes measure moving commercial aquaculture duties toward Department of Agriculture after amendment
Summary
The House voted to pass House Bill 262 (47‑23), a package of amendments that shifts licensing, registration and certain aquaculture health functions from the Division of Wildlife Resources to the Department of Agriculture while retaining species control with DWR and creating a joint fish‑health board.
Representative Bodley moved to uncircle and amend House Bill 262, describing months of work and recent meetings with the Department of Agriculture, the Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) and sportsmen’s groups to address objections. “It is a simple bill,” Bodley said, urging colleagues to review the pink‑sheet amendments circulated at members’ desks.
The bill transfers a range of commercial aquaculture responsibilities — licensing, registration and facility certification — to the Department of Agriculture while maintaining…
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