Washington § 88.16.050 - Pilotage districts and waters affected.

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§ 88.16.050. Pilotage districts and waters affected.

This chapter shall apply to the pilotage districts of this state as defined in this section.
(1) "Puget Sound pilotage district", whenever used in this chapter, shall be construed to mean and include all the waters of the state of Washington inside the international boundary line between the state of Washington, the United States and the province of British Columbia, Canada and east of one hundred twenty-three degrees twenty-four minutes west longitude.
(2) "Grays Harbor pilotage district" shall include all inland waters, channels, waterways, and navigable tributaries within Grays Harbor and Willapa Harbor. The boundary line between Grays Harbor and Willapa Harbor and the high seas shall be defined by the board.
[ 1987 c 485 s 3; 1979 ex.s. c 207 s 2; 1977 ex.s. c 337 s 5; 1971 ex.s. c 297 s 2; 1967 c 15 s 2; 1935 c 18 s 3; RRS s 9871-3.]

Notes

Severability—1977 ex.s. c 337: See note following RCW 88.16.005.

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