WA HB 2476--Mute Swans?

Concerning mute swans.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2476&year=2009

History of Bill
as of Monday, January 11, 2010 5:53 PM

     Sponsors:    Representatives Seaquist, Angel
     Companion Bill:    SB 6255
 
     2010 REGULAR SESSION
          Dec 21     Prefiled for introduction.
          Jan 11     First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. (View Original Bill)
          Jan 12     Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) (Committee Materials)

    Original bill
1 AN ACT Relating to sexually altered, pinioned mute swans; and
2 adding a new section to chapter 77.12 RCW.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
4 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 77.12 RCW
5 to read as follows:
6 A mute swan (Cygnus olor) may not be designated as deleterious
7 exotic wildlife under this chapter if all of the following criteria are
8 met:
9 (1) The mute swan is both sexually altered and pinioned;
10 (2) The mute swan is located on private property that contains
11 water bodies totaling no more than twenty acres; and
12 (3) There are no more than two mute swans located on each property.
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