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FOLEY v. DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

No. 59241-1.

119 Wn.2d 783 (1992)

837 P.2d 14

TIMOTHY D. FOLEY, ET AL, Respondents, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

October 1, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Jay D. Geck, Assistant, for appellant.

Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, by Dennis D. Reynolds and Margaret A. Sundberg, for respondents Foley, et al.

James A. Connolly and Connolly, Holm, Tacon & Meserve, for respondents Selness.

JOHNSON, J.

RCW 75.30.210 places restrictions on who may commercially harvest sea urchins. The Department of Fisheries appeals the superior court ruling that RCW 75.30.210 is unconstitutional. We find that the statute complies with equal protection principles and reverse the Superior Court.

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Sea urchins are spiny invertebrates resembling rolled-up porcupines. Young urchins must hide beneath the spines...

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