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AGO Opinion Topics: TIDELANDS RESERVED STATE RECREATIONAL AND FISHING PURPOSES

AGO 1964 NO. 85 >
OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- STATE ‑- DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES ‑- TIDELANDS RESERVED TO STATE FOR RECREATIONAL AND FISHING PURPOSES ‑- NO AUTHORITY TO GRANT PRIVATE USE

The director of the department of fisheries does not have the authority to grant private uses of tidelands reserved by the state under RCW 79.16.175 to abutting upland owners.

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