Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 77.95 - Salmon Enhancement Program.
77.95.250 - State purchase of private salmon smolts—Bids.

RCW 77.95.250
State purchase of private salmon smolts—Bids.

If the director elects to contract with cooperatives or private aquaculturists for the purpose of purchasing quality salmon smolts, contracting shall be done by a competitive bid process. In awarding contracts to private contractors, the director shall give preference to nonprofit corporations. The director shall establish the criteria for the contract, which shall include but not be limited to species, size of smolt, stock composition, quantity, quality, rearing location, release location, and other pertinent factors.

[ 1989 c 336 § 4. Formerly RCW 75.08.430.]
NOTES:

Severability—1989 c 336: See note following RCW 77.95.220.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife

Chapter 77.95 - Salmon Enhancement Program.

77.95.010 - Legislative findings.

77.95.020 - Long-term regional policy statements.

77.95.030 - Salmon enhancement plan—Enhancement projects.

77.95.040 - Commission to monitor enhancement projects and enhancement plan.

77.95.050 - "Enhancement project" defined.

77.95.060 - Regional fisheries enhancement group authorized.

77.95.070 - Regional fisheries enhancement groups—Goals.

77.95.080 - Regional fisheries enhancement groups—Incorporation prerequisites.

77.95.090 - Regional fisheries enhancement group account—Revenue sources, uses, and limitations.

77.95.100 - Regional fisheries enhancement groups—Start-up funds.

77.95.130 - Regional fisheries enhancement salmonid recovery account—Created.

77.95.140 - Skagit river salmon recovery plan.

77.95.150 - Coordination with regional enhancement groups—Findings.

77.95.160 - Fish passage barrier removal board—Membership—Duties.

77.95.170 - Salmonid fish passage—Removing impediments—Grant program—Administration—Database directory.

77.95.180 - Fish passage barrier removal program.

77.95.185 - Local fish passage barrier removal—Compensatory mitigation preference—Mitigation framework for off-site and out-of-kind barriers—In lieu fee program.

77.95.190 - Field testing of remote site incubators.

77.95.200 - Remote site incubator program—Reports to the fish and wildlife commission.

77.95.210 - Sale of surplus salmon eggs—Order of priority.

77.95.220 - Legislative finding.

77.95.230 - Director's determination of salmon production costs.

77.95.240 - State purchase of private salmon smolts.

77.95.250 - State purchase of private salmon smolts—Bids.

77.95.260 - State purchase of private salmon smolts—Private ocean ranching not authorized.

77.95.270 - State purchase of private salmon smolts—Availability of excess salmon eggs.

77.95.280 - Chinook and coho salmon—External marking of hatchery-produced fish—Findings.

77.95.290 - Chinook and coho salmon—External marking of hatchery-produced fish—Program.

77.95.300 - Chinook and coho salmon—External marking of hatchery-produced fish—Rules.

77.95.310 - Report identifying total salmon and steelhead harvest.

77.95.320 - Program utilizing department-partnership agreements to operate and manage certain hatcheries—Selection of partners—Partnership agreements.

77.95.330 - Powers and authorities conferred by chapter to be construed as in addition and supplemental.

77.95.340 - Identification and removal of impediments to fish passage.