If from any cause any lands leased for the purpose of planting and cultivating oysters, clams, or other edible shellfish become unfit and valueless for any such purposes, the lessee or the lessee's assigns, upon certifying the fact under oath to the department, together with the fact that the lessee has abandoned the land, shall be entitled to make application for other lands for such purposes.
RCW 79.135.170
Leasing lands for shellfish cultivation or other aquaculture use—Abandonment—Application for other lands.
2005 c 155 s 707; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 s 140
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