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RCW 77.75.010

Columbia River Compact—Provisions.

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Colbert v. PACIFIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COM'N (2004)

Most recently applied in Robert Sudar v. Fish & Wildlife Commission (February 2015)

1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 149; 1955 c 12 s 75.40.010

There exists between the states of Washington and Oregon a definite compact and agreement as follows:

All laws and regulations now existing or which may be necessary for regulating, protecting or preserving fish in the waters of the Columbia river, or its tributaries, over which the states of Washington and Oregon have concurrent jurisdiction, or which would be affected by said concurrent jurisdiction, shall be made, changed, altered and amended in whole or in part, only with the mutual consent and approbation of both states.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.