House Bill 1153, the Washington octopus protection law is legislation passed in 2024 to prohibit octopus aquaculture in the U.S. state of Washington. The bill was introduced by Representative Strom Peterson.[1] It passed the legislature on February 27.[2][3] It is the first ban on octopus farming in the world.[4] It received the governor's signature on March 13, 2024, and became law effective June 6.[5]
References
edit- ^ House Democrats 2024.
- ^ Briscoe 2024.
- ^ WPDE-TV 2024.
- ^ Hale 2024.
- ^ "HB 1153 - 2023-24". Washington State Legislature official website.
Sources
edit- "House passes Peterson bill to ban Octopus farming in Washington". House Democrats (Washington State Legislature). February 7, 2024.
- "Bill to ban octopus farming in Washington state heads to Gov. Inslee's desk". Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: WPDE-TV. February 29, 2024.
- Hale, Tom (February 29, 2024). "World-First Bans On Octopus Farming Are Being Considered By Some US States". IFL Science.
- Briscoe, Kienan (March 7, 2024). "Lawmakers pass legislation that would prohibit octopus farming in Washington". Lynnwood Times.
Further reading
edit- Brett Davis (February 17, 2023). "Bill banning octopus farming in Washington state passes House committee". The Center Square.
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