Legislative Actions

1879
LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

 

Act to disallow dredging of oysters above “lowest ebb tide”, restrict harvest between May 15 and September 1, and prohibit leaving culls on the beach. The act stipulated that small oysters must be returned to natural or cultivated beds.

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1864
Legislative Actions

 

Washington Territory repealed “An Act for the Preservation of Clams, Oysters and Other Shellfish.”

 

Chehalis Tribe reservation established by U.S. presidential executive order.

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1861
1861
LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

 

An Act to Encourage the Cultivation of Oysters. This act enabled the acquisition of up to 10 acres of tidelands. Act #711 passed Jan 16, 1861, Real Property Statutes of Washington Territory from 1843-1889 (Abbott, 1892).

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1856
1856
LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

 

An Act to Amend An Act for the Preservation of Oysters in Shoalwater Bay. This new act changed the harvest restriction to June 15-September 1 and outlawed the culling of oysters on land.

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1855
1855
LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

 

An Act for the Preservation of Oysters in Shoalwater Bay. This act required six months residency, prohibited harvest from June 1- August 1, excluding planted beds, outlawed dredge harvest, and required that “small oysters to be returned to the natural beds.”

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Legislative Actions

1853
1853
LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

 

An Act for the Preservation of Clams and Oysters, Oregon Territory (included what was to become Washington Territory in 1854). Unlawful to take during May, June, Jul, and August from territorial waters; also illegal to take if resident for less than three months.

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