Bill > HB1153

This bill amends the existing law (RCW 15.85.020) to prohibit octopus farming in Washington. The key provisions of this bill are: 1) It defines "private sector cultured aquatic products" to exclude octopus, meaning that a person may not participate in octopus aquaculture in Washington; and 2) It retains the existing definitions and provisions related to aquaculture in the state, with the exception of the new exclusion for octopus. The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the farming of octopus within Washington.