Date of Adoption: April 6, 2001.

Purpose: To amend WAC 232-12-001, 232-12-071, 232-12-141, 232-28-515, 232-12-004, 232-12-007, 232-12-027, 232-12-271, 232-28-276, 232-12-068, 232-28-248, 232-28-272, 232-28-273, 232-28-02203, 232-28-02205, 232-28-02220, 232-28-02240, 232-28-278 and 232-28-279; adopting WAC 232-28-299, 232-28-290, 232-28-291, 232-28-292 and 232-28-293; and repealing WAC 232-28-258, 232-28-260, 232-12-131, 232-28-274, 232-28-280, and 232-28-281.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-258, 232-28-260, 232-12-131, 232-28-274, 232-28-280 and 232-28-281; and amending WAC 232-12-001, 232-12-071, 232-12-141, 232-28-515, 232-12-004, 232-12-007, 232-12-027, 232-12-271, 232-28-276, 232-12-068, 232-28-248, 232-28-272, 232-28-273, 232-28-02203, 232-28-02205, 232-28-02220, 232-28-02240, 232-28-278, and 232-28-279.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.040, 77.12.020, 77.32.070, 77.32.530.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-05-135, 01-05-144, 01-05-141, 01-05-138, 01-05-142, 01-05-134, 01-05-140, 01-05-137, 01-05-136, 01-05-143, 01-05-139, 01-05-145, and 01-05-146 on February 21, 2001.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: WAC 232-12-001 Definition of terms.

Changes, if any, from the text of the proposed rule and reasons for difference:

Under subsection (5):

Added the word type to Conibear traps, to avoid use of a brand name and include all traps with similar mechanisms.

WAC 232-12-071 Buying or selling game unlawful.

Changes, if any, from the text of the proposed rule and reasons for difference:

In the sentence "It is unlawful to offer for sale, sell, purchase, or trade..." the word knowingly was eliminated for clarity.

Under subsection (c), both "and"s were changed to "or" to make individual items (e.g. gallbladder) stand alone.

Renumbered the WAC because item (2) must be listed as a separate prohibition because statute (I-713) prohibits the director from issuing a permit for any sale of furs taken with body-gripping traps.

WAC 232-12-141 Wild animal trapping.

Changes, if any, from the text of the proposed rule and reasons for difference:

Under subsection (4)(b)(i):

Added the words, "and Human Services" to "the United States Department of Health" to be consistent with the statute.

Under subsection (4)(b)(ii):

Corrected the language to be consistent with the statute.

WAC 232-28-515 Trapping seasons and regulations, 232-12-004 Classification of wild birds, 232-12-007 Classification of wild animals, 232-12-271 Criteria for planting aquatic plants and releasing wildlife, 232-28-272 2000-2001, 2001-2002, and 2002-2003 Black bear and cougar hunting seasons and regulations, 232-28-258 Washington auction hunts, 232-28-260 Special hunting seasons, 232-28-291 Special hunting season permits, 232-28-293 PLWMA raffle hunts, 232-12-131 Permits for special hunting and trapping seasons, 232-28-274 2000 Big game and wild turkey auction permits and raffles, 232-28-280 1999 Deer general seasons and 1999 special permits, 232-28-281 1999-2000 Elk general seasons and 1999-2000 special permits, 232-28-02205 Game management units (GMUs) -- Special game areas -- Boundary descriptions -- Region five, and 232-28-02240 Game management units (GMUs) -- Special game areas -- Boundary descriptions -- Muzzleloader area descriptions.

Changes, if any, from the text of the proposed rule and reasons for difference:

None.

WAC 232-12-027 Game farm license provisions.

Changes, if any, from the text of the proposed rule and reasons for difference:

Under subsection (1):

Changed possess to possessed to correct a grammatical error.

Eliminated the wording "by virtue of" and replaced it with the word "under," for clarity.

Added the word "subsection," for clarity.

Under subsection (6):

Added the word "inspection" to the second sentence, for clarity.

WAC 232-28-276 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 Official hunting hours and small game seasons.

Changes, if any, from the text of the proposed rule and reasons for difference:

Under Hound Hunting During Deer and Elk Hunting Seasons:

Added except by public safety removal permit to the last sentence, for clarity.

Under the Mountain Quail section:

Added the word northern to Bobwhite to be consistent with the species name.

Under Turkey Season Special Regulations:

Bullet item 3 was eliminated because it is covered in another WAC.

Under Canada Goose September Season:

Eliminate Goose Management Areas 1 and 3 after Western Washington, for clarity.

Eliminated the last phrase "for cottontail and snowshoe hair (or Washington hare)," to be consistent with the rest of the WAC.

WAC 232-12-068 Nontoxic shot requirements.

Changes, if any, from the text of the proposed rule and reasons for difference:

Added OLF Coupeville and Bayview to the line containing Whidbey Island Seaplane Base pheasant release site to better address potential secondary poisoning to bald eagles.

WAC 232-28-248 Special closures and firearm restriction areas.

Changes, if any, from the text of the proposed rule and reasons for difference:

Under Firearm Restriction Areas - Franklin, Grant, and Adams counties:

Changed the wording to read: "That part of GMU 381...," instead of "Those parts of GMU 278 and 381...," this is to correct an error. No part of GMU 278 was supposed to be included in this particular Firearm Restriction Area.

Under Firearm Restriction Areas - Pierce County:

Changed the note from "see GMU 484" to "see GMU 652," to correct an oversight.

WAC 232-28-299 Mandatory report of hunting activity.

Changes, if any, from the text of the proposed rule and reasons for difference:

***Note*** The WAC number has been changed from WAC 232-28-300 to 232-28-299.

Under subsection (2):

Eliminated the word raffle to reduce confusion with other types of drawings.

Added sentence: To be eligible for the drawing, hunters must report their hunting activity for each transport tag acquired. This is to increase compliance for deer, elk, bear, and turkey.

Added sentence: Bag limit: One additional deer or elk. This is to increase compliance for deer, elk, bear, and turkey.

The word "special" was added before "incentive permit" to distinguish them from other permits.

Under subsection (2)(c):

The word may was changed to must because it is a requirement.

Under subsection (3):

Eliminated the last sentence (There is no penalty for hunters not purchasing a hunting license the previous year.), to reduce confusion.

WAC 232-28-290 Washington raffle hunts.

Changes, if any, from the text of the proposed rule and reasons for difference:

Under subsection (6)(b):

For added clarity the wording was changed to read, "The public must be informed of the date, time, and place of the raffle, and the organization must hold the drawing as specified."

Under subsection (6)(g):

Require the department's share of the raffle revenue be delivered within 30 days rather than 10 days, to make it consistent with auctions and raffles.

Under subsection (9):

Changed the wording in the first sentence from "If the winner cannot..." to "If the winner does not...", for clarity.

Under subsection (11):

Eliminated the sentence, "A hunter may obtain only one hunting license for mountain sheep, mountain goat, or moose annually." This is to correct an oversight, hunters are not restricted to one bighorn sheep, mountain goat, or moose permit in a given license year.

WAC 232-28-292 Washington auction hunts.

Changes, if any, from the text of the proposed rule and reasons for difference:

Under subsection (5)(a):

For added clarity the wording was changed to read, "The public must be informed of the date, time, and place of the auction and the organization must hold the auction as specified."

Under subsection (5)(e):

Require the organization to notify the department of the name and address of the successful bidder within 2 days rather than 10 days, to be consistent with auctions and raffles.

Under subsection (7):

Eliminated the sentence, "A hunter may obtain only one hunting license for mountain sheep, mountain goat, or moose annually." This is to correct an oversight, hunters are not restricted to one bighorn sheep, mountain goat, or moose permit in a given license year.

WAC 232-28-273 2001 Moose, bighorn sheep, and mountain goat seasons and permit quotas.

Changes, if any, from the text of the proposed rule and reasons for difference:

Under permit levels for mountain goats:

Reduce goat permits in Methow to two (2). This is because a low number of goats were observed during the survey in 2000.

Under Who May Apply (for all three species moose, mountain sheep, and mountain goat):

Added raffle and auction hunts to the end of the section to be consistent with WAC 232-28-290 and 232-28-292.

WAC 232-28-02203 Game management units (GMUs) -- Special game areas -- Boundary descriptions -- Region three.

Changes, if any, from the text of the proposed rule and reasons for difference:

GMU 329 Quilomene, added the letters WDFW before the roads 14 and 14.14 for clarification.

WAC 232-28-02220 Game management units (GMUs) -- Special game areas -- Boundary descriptions -- Elk area descriptions.

Changes, if any, from the text of the proposed rule and reasons for difference:

Elk Area 037 West Bar has been deleted because it is now designated as GMU 330 West Bar.

A new Elk Area 067 is proposed because damage problems have occurred and a new damage hunt is recommended for this area.

WAC 232-28-278 2000-2002 Deer general seasons and 2001 special permits.

Changes, if any, from the text of the proposed rule and reasons for difference:

Under Branched Antler Restrictions:

The sentence "Applies to all hunters during any open season" should be changed to: "Applies to all hunters during any general season," for clarity.

Under "Youth and Disabled hunters":

The subtitle "Eastern Washington Mule Deer" was changed to "Eastern Washington Deer" because any deer, whether whitetail or mule deer is legal.

A new hunting season for youth and disabled hunters was added allowing youth and disabled to take any whitetail during modern firearm deer season in GMUs 204, 209, 215, and any deer in GMUs 209-248, 260 and 269.

Under Advanced Hunter Education Graduate Seasons:

The GMUs were changed from 127-142 to 130-142 and the legal deer was changed from "Antlerless Only" to "Whitetail, Antlerless Only" to correct an oversight. This is the same restriction as last year. The 127 unit was dropped from AHE to prevent an overlap with late archery deer.

Under "Hunters 65 and over Disabled or Youth Seasons":

GMU 127 was deleted from the Eastern Washington Mule Deer Seasons to focus pressure on GMU 142 where damage is severe.

The legal deer for GMU 142 was changed from "Any Mule Deer" to "Mule deer, 3 pt. min. or antlerless." This change was made to be consistent with the antler point requirement for whitetail deer in the same unit.

Under Early Archery Mule Deer:

Game Management Units open September 1-30 were changed from "101 through 127, 204 through 247, 249 through 251, 260, 262, 328, 334 through 340, 346 through 368, 372" to "101 through 127, 204, 249 through 251, 260, 262, 328, 334 through 340, 346 through 368, 372." The September 1-15 early archery mule deer seasons were changed from "GMUs 130 through 154, 162 through 178, 181, 186, 248, 254, 266, 269, 272, 278, 284, 381, 382" to "130 through 154, 162 through 178, 181, 186, 209 through 242, 248, 254, 266, 269, 272, 278, 284, 381, 382." The September 16-30 archery mule deer seasons were changed from "130 through 154, 162 through 178, 248, 254, 266, 269, 272, 278, 284, 381, 382" to "130 through 154, 162 through 178, 209 through 242, 248, 254, 266, 269, 272, 278, 284, 381, 382." These changes were made to allow archers to take antlerless mule deer in GMUs 209 through 242 during the period September 16-30.

Eliminated the Bangor Submarine Base from the open hunting area for persons of disability because the Navy will not allow hunting on the Base this year.

Under Early Archery Eastern Washington Whitetail Deer:

The legal deer for GMUs 101 through 124, 204 through 284, was changed from "Any deer" to "Any whitetail Deer" to clarify the legal deer.

In GMUs 127 through 154, 162 through 186, the legal deer was changed from "3 pt. min. or antlerless" to "Whitetail, 3 pt. min. or antlerless" to clarify the legal deer.

Under late Archery Deer Seasons:

The ending date for Eastern Washington Mule Deer was errantly listed as December 15 for GMUs 209, 215, 233, 243, 250, 346, 352 the ending date should be December 8 as it was last year.

Under Early Muzzleloader Deer Seasons, GMU 381 was added to the early Whitetail Deer seasons for any buck and Mule Deer for 3 pt. min. and in late muzzleloader season Mule Deer 3 pt. min. or antlerless. This unit was opened to muzzleloaders for whitetail so mule deer were added to allow taking of whitetail or mule deer during this season.

Under Special Deer Permit Hunting Seasons the Steptoe hunt special restrictions were changed from "Whitetail, Antlerless" to "Antlerless" to allow taking of antlerless mule deer.

The permit level for Mayview was changed from 500 to 700 because of damage complaints.

The boundary description for Prescott B was changed from "That portion of GMU 149 north of Hwy 261" to "That portion of GMU 149 north and east of Hwy 261" for clarification.

The legal deer for Blue Mountains A and B was changed from whitetail, 3 pt. min or antlerless to any whitetail.

Under Modern Firearm Permit Hunts:

Permit quotas for the following hunts were changed because of improved buck ratios and the opportunity to take more bucks, the changes are as follows:

Chewuch from 15 to 30

Pearrygin from 15 to 35

Gardner from 15 to 25

Chiliwist from 5 to 25

Alta from 15 to 30

The permit quota for Beezley East was changed from 200 to 300. This change was made because of recent damage complaints in the area.

Under Muzzleloader Only Deer Permit Hunts:

The boundary description for Blue Mtns Foothills C was changed from "GMUs 149-154, 162-166" to "149, 154, 162-166," this was changed because there is no unit between 149 and 154.

Under Special Deer Permit Hunts for Hunters 65 or older:

The boundary description was changed from "GMUs 145-149, 181" to "145, 149, 181," because there is no unit between 145 and 149.

Under Special Youth Deer Permit Hunts:

The following letter designations were added to hunts to separate hunt opportunities, the changes are as follows:

	Quilomene "D"
	Umtanum "D"
	Wind River "C"
	Satsop "C"
	Skookumchuck from "D" to "C"

The following changes to permit quotas were adjusted to reflect changes in hunter success and allocation for each user group. The ending dates were changed to prevent an overlap with late archery elk seasons.

The hunt dates for Quilomene A were changed from Nov 8-23 to Nov 7-22 and the permit level changed from 92 to 100.

The hunt dates for Umtanum A were changed from Nov 8-23 to Nov 7-22 and the permit level changed from 95 to 90.

The hunt dates for Alkali A were changed from Nov 8-23 to Nov 7-22 and the permit level changed from 89 to 80.

The hunt dates for Alkali B were changed from Nov 8-23 to Nov 7-22 and the permit level changed from 25 to 75.

The hunt dates for Green River A were changed from Oct 7-13 to Oct 6-10 and permit level increased from 10 to 20.

Added superscript a to the Green River hunt and added the footnote, Green River deer and elk permit hunters may hunt bear and cougar in GMU 485, during the permit season, with bear and cougar tags.

Changed the asterisk to superscript b for both GMUs 504 and 554.

Changed the asterisks for Pysht to superscript c.

The legal deer for East Klickitat was changed from 3 pt min or antlerless to any deer.

The Sinlahekin B and Pogue B Archery deer permit hunts were dropped because early archery deer seasons Sept. 16-30 were changed to include antlerless opportunity.

Changed the footnote asterisks to letter footnotes for clarification.

Under Muzzleloader Only Deer Permit Hunts the permit quota for Desert C was changed from 3 to 4.

The permit quota for Quilomene B was changed from 15 to 11.

The permit quota for Umtanum B was changed from 8 to 9.

The permit quota for Alkali C was changed from 15 to 12.

The permit quota for Alkali D was changed from 5 to 8.

The hunt name Mason Lake was changed to "Mason Lake B."

The hunt name Satsop was changed to "Satsop C."

The legal deer for Blue Mtns. Foothills C was changed from Whitetail, 3 pt. min or antlerless to any whitetail.

Under Archery Only Deer Permit Hunts the permit quota for Desert D was changed from 45 to 62.

The Quilomene C and Umtanum C hunts were changed from Nov. 21-Dec. 8 to Nov. 23-Dec. 8, to avoid an overlap with modern firearm permit hunts.

The permit quota for Quilomene C was changed from 146 to 126.

The permit quota for Umtanum C was changed from 55 to 45.

The hunt dates for Alkali E were changed from Nov 21 to Dec 8 to Nov 23 to Dec 8 and the permit level changed from 60 to 90. Date changed to prevent an overlap with modern firearm elk season.

Under Special Permit Hunts for Hunters 65 or older the boundary description for the Blue Mtn Foothills D hunt was changed from GMUs 145-149, 163, 178, 181 to GMUs 145-149, 181.

Under Special Youth Deer Permit Hunts the following permit hunts were deleted: East Okanogan B, West Okanogan B, Sinlahekin C, Pearrygin B, Gardner B, Chiliwist B, Alta B, Big Bend B, Foster Creek, and Moses Coulee B. These permit hunts were replaced by general antlerless opportunity for youth in modern firearm deer seasons.

The letter "D" was added after Quilomene and Umtanum hunts. The letter "C" was added after Wind River, Satsop, and Skookumchuck hunts for clarification.

WAC 232-28-279 2000-2002 Elk general seasons and 2001-2002 special permits.

Changes, if any, from the text of the proposed rule and reasons for difference:

The year 2000 should be 2001 in the Bag Limit section.

Under Elk Tag Areas the last sentence, "The Northwest, Blue Mountains..." was deleted. This sentence no longer applies because all of eastern Washington is on tag area.

GMU 371 (Alkali) was dropped from the spike only GMUs because the unit is not open in general seasons.

The Harvest Report Card section was deleted because it is now covered in another WAC.

Added GMU 371 (Alkali) as a permit only unit in eastern Washington, for clarification.

The "Hunting Method" for archery was modified to read, "Bow and arrow only as defined by WAC 232-12-054," for clarification.

In Early Archery Elk Seasons, the first entry (GMUs 101 through 109, 121 through 142, 243, 247, 249, 250, 334) was changed to GMUs 101 through 142, 243, 247, 249, 250, 334.

The legal elk for GMUs 113-117 in the Early Archery Elk Season was changed from any bull to any elk. These corrections were made because elk transplants to northeast Washington (GMU 117) have been successful, the elk have settled, and we now can open the season to any elk for archers.

Under Early Archery Elk Seasons for western Washington, the open GMUs were changed for 3 pt. min. or antlerless from "407, 448, 501 through 673, 684, and Long Island," to "407, 408, 501 through 505, 550, 554, 558, 560, 572, 654, 660, 663, 667 through 673, 684 and Long Island."

Under the Early Archery Elk seasons for western Washington, the open GMUs were changed for 3 pt. min. from "460, 466, 510, 513, 516, 601, 602, 603, 612 through 648, 624 through 633, 638 through 651, 652, 653, 658, 666, 681" to "460, 466, 506, 510, 513, 516, 520, 530, 601, 602, 603, 612 through 618, 624 through 633, 638 through 651, 652, 653, 658, 666, 681." This changes was made to drop antlerless opportunity in early archery elk seasons in GMUs 506, 520 and 530.

In Late Archery Elk Seasons, GMUs 101, 105, 121 through 127 was changed to GMUs 101, 105, 117 through 127.

Also in Late Archery Elk Seasons, the listing for GMU 117 was deleted because it was incorporated in the listing above.

Under western Washington Late Archery Elk Seasons, the open units for 3 pt. min. were changed from "506, 520, 530, 603, 612, 615, 638, 648, and 652" to "603, 612, 615, 638, 648, and 652."

Added GMUs 506, 520, 530 to 3 pt. min. or antlerless, Nov. 21-Dec. 2, 2001, Nov. 20-Dec. 1, 2002. Added GMUs 506, 520, 530 to 3 pt. min. hunts Dec. 3-15, 2001, and Dec. 2-15, 2002. These changes were made to allow archers to take antlerless elk Nov. 21-Dec. 2, 2001 and Nov. 20-Dec. 1, 2002 instead of during early seasons that may be subject to access restrictions.

The "Hunting Method" for muzzleloader was modified to read, "Muzzleloader only as defined by WAC 232-12-051," for clarity.

Under Early Muzzleloader Elk Seasons change the legal elk from antlerless to spike or antlerless in "That part of GMU 368..." This was made because the unit is already open to spike bull hunting at this time.

Under Western Washington Early Muzzleloader Elk Seasons GMU 501 was listed under both the 3 pt. min. and 3 pt. min. or antlerless seasons. It should be dropped from the 3 pt. min. season.

Under Late Eastern Washington Muzzleloader Elk Seasons the following hunt was added: GMUs 101, 105, 121, that part of GMU 124 west of Hwy 395, Oct. 27-Nov. 4, 2001, Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 2002, open for any elk. This change was made to give all 3 user groups hunting opportunities in this area.

In the Special Elk Hunts Open to Specified Tag Holders, the hunts in GMUs 127-142 and Grant, Adams, Douglas, Franklin, Okanogan, and Benton counties etc. should allow the EA, EM, or EF elk tag. This change allows all these user groups to hunt these areas.

The two ML Area 941 hunts (one for muzzleloader and the other for archery) were proposed to be dropped but are now proposed to be open to help alleviate damage complaints.

The following corrections were made to the Special Elk Permit Hunting Seasons because of recent field survey information and hunter report success information. All the asterisks were changed to superscripts for ease of reading and clarification.

The permit quota for Blue Creek A was changed from 4 to 3.

In the Dayton A modern firearm bull permit hunt, the boundary description was changed from "Part of GMU 162 and 163***" to "GMU 162." This is not a change from last year.

The permit quota for Mtn. View A was changed from 7 to 8.

The West Bar A and B Spike bull permit hunts were deleted because of poor bull ratios in the Colockum herd.

The permit quota for Peaches Ridge A was changed from 69 to 86.

The permit quota for Observatory A was changed from 46 to 48, special restrictions changed from any bull to any elk, and GMU 371 was added to the boundary description. Also, the permit hunt was moved to the Modern Firearm Elk permit hunts on the following page. This change was made to allow hunters to take any elk.

The permit quota for Goose Prairie A was changed from 206 to 176.

The permit quota for Bethel A was changed from 135 to 120.

The permit quota for Rimrock A was changed from 108 to 103.

The permit quota for Cowiche A was changed from 28 to 26.

The permit hunt for Margaret A was changed from 19 to 18.

The permit quota for Toutle A was changed from 85 to 90.

The permit quota for Olympic A was changed from 13 to 21.

The phrase "North and west of Jimmy Come Lately Creek and Grey Wolf River and" was deleted from the footnote.

Under Modern Firearm Elk Permit Hunts, the date for the Three Forks hunt was changed from Oct 22-Nov 4 to Oct 27-Nov 4.

The date for the Mount Spokane hunt was changed from Oct 22-Nov 4 to Oct 27-Nov 4.

The date for the Blue Creek E hunt was changed from Oct 22-Nov 4 to Oct 27-Nov 4.

The name Payton was changed to Dayton A and the dates for the hunt changed from Oct 22-Nov 4 to Oct 27-Nov 4, the permit quota changed from 75-100.

The permit quota for Shushuskin was changed from 50 to 75.

The permit quota for Malaga B was increased from 37 to 75.

A new hunt Peshastin A was added Dec. 1-31, Any Elk, EF or EM tag, Elk Area 033 for 5 permits. This hunt is recommended for damage control.

The hunt West Bar changed to West Bar A Oct. 22-31. A new hunt West Bar B was added Nov. 1-4, antlerless, EF or EM in GMU 330 for 10 permits.

The permit quota for Umtanum A was changed from 440 to 400.

A new hunt Cleman, Dec 9-31, Antlerless, EF or EM, ML Area 944, with 75 permits was added for damage control.

The permit quota for Little Naches A was changed from 270 to 250.

The permit quota for Nile was changed from 250 to 300.

The permit quota for Bumping was changed from 500 to 530.

The permit quota for Bethel B was changed from 250 to 275.

The permit quota for Rimrock B was changed from 255 to 275.

The permit quota for Cowiche B was changed from 160 to 180.

The hunt Alkali A was deleted because this GMU was included in the Observatory hunt.

The date for the Willapa Hills hunt was changed from Nov 8-12 to Nov 7-11.

The Raymond C hunt permit quota changed from 10 to 15.

The Raymond D hunt permit quota changed from 10 to 15.

The year for the Raymond D hunt was added to correct an oversight.

A new hunt Raymond E, Feb. 1-28, 2002, Antlerless, WF or WM, Part of GMUs 506 and 673, and 15 permits, was added for damage control.

The Dungeness A hunt was changed from Nov 7-11 to Nov 28-Dec 2 and the permit quota changed from 9 to 6.

The Dungeness B hunt was changed from Nov 7-11 to Dec 5-9, 3 pt min changed to antlerless, and permit quota changed from 4 to 6.

A new hunt, Dungeness C was added. Dates Dec 12-16; Antlerless, WF or WM, Part of GMU 621, and 6 permits.

The year 2002 was added to the Puyallup A hunt.

The hunt "Minot" was changed to "North Minot" and the boundary changed from "Part of GMU 660" to "Elk Area 067."

The year 2002 was added to the date Jan 15-23 for the Deschutes A hunt.

Under Muzzleloader Bull Permit Hunts the permit quota for Mountain View B was changed from 2 to 1.

The permit quota for Peaches Ridge B was changed from 9 to 11.

Observatory B special restrictions changed from any bull to any elk and GMU 371 added to the hunt area and the hunt moved to the next table, Muzzleloader Permit Hunts.

The permit quota for Goose Prairie B was changed from 26 to 22.

The permit quota for Bethel C was changed from 18 to 17.

The permit quota for Rimrock C was changed from 14 to 13.

The Alkali hunt was deleted because it was combined with units in Observatory.

The permit quota for Toutle C was changed from 16 to 15.

The permit quota for the Olympic B hunt changed from 2 to 3.

The Dungeness C hunt was deleted.

The permit quota for Columbia A and B were increased from 40 to 50 in both hunts for damage control.

The legal elk for West Bar C was changed from Spike Bull to Antlerless.

The Alkali B hunt was deleted because GMU 371 was added to the Observatory hunt.

The year 2001 was replaced by the year 2002 for the Mossyrock A, Randle A, and Boistfort hunts.

A new hunt for Peshastin B was added after Malaga D as follows: Peshastin B, Aug. 18-Sept. 23, Antlerless, EM, Elk Area 033, 20 permits.

The hunt name Minot Peak was changed to "North Minot B" and the boundary changed from "GMU 660***" to "Elk Area 067."

The permit quota for Raymond A was increased from 10 to 15 for damage control.

The two asterisk footnote below the table was changed from "That part of GMU 162 east of North Touchet Rd, outside National Forest." to superscript n "That part of GMU 162 east of North Touchet Rd excluding National Forest. Mostly private land, winter road closures in GMU 162."

The three asterisk footnote "That part of GMU 660..." was deleted.

Under Archery Bull Permit Hunts: (the title was changed to Archery Permit Hunts because some of the permit hunts are not restricted to bulls)

The permit quota for Dayton C was changed from 7 to 4.

The permit quota for Tucannon C was changed from 3 to 1.

The permit quota for Wenah Da was changed from 3 to 2.

The permit quota for Mtn. View C was changed from 8 to 6.

The permit quota for Peaches Ridge C was changed from 53 to 88.

The permit quota for Observatory C was changed from 28 to 40, special restrictions changed from any bull to any elk and GMU 371 was added to the hunt area.

The permit quota for Goose Prairie C was changed from 138 to 267.

The permit quota for Bethel D was changed from 87 to 100.

The permit quota for Rimrock D was changed from 56 to 87.

The permit quota for Cowiche D was changed from 22 to 20.

The hunt "Alkali" was deleted because GMU 371 was added to the Observatory hunt.

The permit quota for Margaret D was changed from 6 to 8.

The permit quota for Toutle D was changed from 42 to 55.

The permit quota for Olympic C was changed from 3 to 6.

The year 2002 was added to the date for the Mashel B hunt to correct an error.

The permit quota for Raymond B was changed from 10 to 15.

The Raymond A hunt was dropped because it was replaced by a muzzleloader hunt.

The Dungeness D hunt was deleted, as a result of negotiations with Pt. No Pt. Treaty Council.

The hunt name "Puy-muck" was changed to "Tanwax."

Under Advanced Hunter Education Permit Hunts the South Bank A hunt was deleted.

The single asterisk footnote "Firearm Restriction Area - Hunters may use only muzzleloader equipment" was deleted.

The South Bank B hunt was deleted because it was replaced by Chehalis Valley.

The two Skookumchuck hunts were labeled Skookumchuck A and Skookumchuck B for clarification.

The permit quota for Centralia Mine A and B was reduced from 4 to 2 for each hunt because some of the hunt area will be mined.

The boundary for Chehalis Valley D was changed from "GMU 667" to "Elk Area 066."

The three asterisk footnote was deleted.

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 Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 5, Amended 19, Repealed 6.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

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. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

April 26, 2001

Debbie Nelson

for Russ Cahill, Chairman

Fish and Wildlife Commission

Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the Register. It will appear in the 01-12 issue of the Register.

Washington State Code Reviser's Office