WSR 19-20-001
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 19-227—Filed September 18, 2019, 1:13 p.m., effective September 18, 2019, 1:13 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: To repeal WAC 220-500-03000B, 220-500-04000B, 220-500-11000B, and 220-500-14000B.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-500-03000B, 220-500-04000B, 220-500-11000B, and 220-500-14000B.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.013, 77.04.020, and 77.04.055.
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: The recent changes in weather with forecasting precipitation, lower temperatures and higher humidity levels, have abated high fire hazard conditions for the foreseeable future.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 4.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: September 18, 2019.
Kelly Susewind
Director
REPEALER
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
WAC 220-500-03000B
Behavior and conduct.
WAC 220-500-04000B
Regulating public access.
WAC 220-500-11000B
Fires and campfires.
WAC 220-500-14000B
Firearms and target practicing.