PROPOSED RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 03-02-102.
Purpose: Repeal WAC 232-28-02220 Game management units (GMUs) -- Special game areas -- Boundary descriptions -- Elk and deer area descriptions and 232-28-02240 Game management units (GMUs) -- Special game areas -- Boundary descriptions -- Muzzleloader area descriptions; and adopt WAC 232-28-337 Deer and elk area descriptions.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 77.12.047.
Summary: Repeals obsolete WACs. Redefines muzzleloader areas as deer and elk areas. Provides boundary descriptions for newly created deer and elk areas. Provides the flexibility for more than one user group to address management issues and objectives. Provides the flexibility to address management issues and objectives at a scale smaller than game management units.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Maintains general season and special season opportunities. Provides the flexibility to respond to smaller landscape scale population changes and damage complaints.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Implementation: Dave Brittell, Assistant Director, Natural Resources Building, Olympia, (360) 902-2504; and Enforcement: Bruce Bjork, Assistant Director, Natural Resources Building, Olympia, (360) 902-2932.
Name of Proponent: Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: Establishes game management boundaries for deer and elk. Provides recreational opportunity and addresses damage caused by deer and elk.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Eliminates muzzleloader areas that are no longer appropriate. Defines a broader, more extensive list of new areas that can be utilized by multiple user groups.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. These rules regulate recreational hunters and do not directly regulate small business.
RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption. Not hydraulics rules.
Hearing Location: Moses Lake Convention Center, 1475 Nelson Road, Moses Lake, WA 98837, on April 11-12, 2003, at 8:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Susan Yeager by April 7, 2003, TDD (360) 902-2207 or (360) 902-2267.
Submit Written Comments to: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Attn: Dave Brittell, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091, fax (360) 902-2162, by March 25, 2003.
Date of Intended Adoption: April 11, 2003.
March 5, 2003
Evan Jacoby
Rules Coordinator
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
WAC 232-28-02220 | Game management units (GMUs)--Special game areas--Boundary descriptions--Elk and deer area descriptions. |
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
WAC 232-28-02240 | Game management units (GMUs)--Special game areas--Boundary descriptions--Muzzleloader area descriptions |
ELK AREAS
Elk Area No. 1010 (Columbia County): GMU 162 excluding
National Forest land and the Rainwater Wildlife Area.
Elk Area No. 1011 (Columbia County): That part of GMU 162 east of the North Touchet Road, excluding National Forest land.
Elk Area No. 1012 (Columbia County): That part of GMU 162 west of the North Touchet Road, excluding National Forest land and the Rainwater Wildlife Area.
Elk Area No. 2032 Malaga (Kittitas and Chelan counties): Beginning at the mouth of Davies Canyon on the Columbia River; west along Davies Canyon to the cliffs above (north of) the North Fork Tarpiscan Creek; west and north along the cliffs to the Bonneville Power Line; southwest along the powerline to the North Fork Tarpiscan Road in Section 9, Township 20N, Range 21E; north and west along North Fork Tarpiscan Road to Colockum Pass Road (Section 9, Township 20N, Range 21E); south and west on Colockum Pass Road to section line between Sections 8 & 9; north along the section line between Sections 8 and 9 as well as Sections 4 & 5 (T20N, R21E) & Sections 32 & 33 (T21N, R21E) to Moses Carr Road; west and north on Moses Carr Road to Jump Off Road; south and west on Jump Off Road to Shaller Road; north and west on Shaller Road to Upper Basin Loop Road; north and West on Upper Basin Loop Road to Wheeler Ridge Road; north on Wheeler Ridge Road to the Basin Loop Road (pavement) in Section 10 (T21N, R20E); north on Basin Loop Road to Wenatchee Heights Road; west on Wenatchee Heights Road to Squilchuck Road; south on Squilchuck Road to Beehive Road (USFS Rd 9712); northwest on Beehive Road to USFS Rd 7100 near Beehive Reservoir; north and west on USFS Rd 7100 to Peavine Canyon Road (USFS Rd 7101); north and east on Peavine Canyon Road to Number Two Canyon Road; north on Number Two Canyon Road to Crawford Street in Wenatchee; east on Crawford Street to the Columbia River; south and east along the Columbia River to Davies Canyon and point of beginning. (Naneum Green Dot, Washington Gazetteer, Wenatchee National Forest)
Elk Area No. 2033 Peshastin (Chelan County): Beginning at
Crawford Street and the Columbia River in Wenatchee; west on
Crawford Street and Number Two Canyon Road to USFS 7101 Road
(Peavine Canyon); west on USFS 7101 Road to Mission Creek
Road; north on Mission Creek Road to USFS 7104 Road (Sand
Creek Road); west on USFS 7104 Road (Sand Creek Road) to Camas
Creek; west up Camas Creek to where Camas Creek crosses USFS
7200 Road, T22N, R18E, Section 4; north along USFS 7200 Road
to U.S. Highway 97; north on U.S. Highway 97 to USFS 7300 Road
(Mountain Home Road); north on the USFS 7300 Road to the
Wenatchee River at Leavenworth; down the Wenatchee River and
Columbia River to the point of beginning.
Elk Area No. 3010 Nile (Yakima County): That part of GMUs 352
and 360 south of Upper Nile Loop Road Bridge and north of
Lower Nile Loop Road Bridge (near The Woodshed Restaurant) and
north and east of the Nile elk fence.
Elk Area No. 3028 Cooke Creek (Kittitas County): Beginning at
the junction of the Naneum Ridge and Swift Creek Road in T20N,
R20E, SEC. 15, east on the Naneum Ridge Road to the Colockum
Road; south on the Colockum and Brewton Roads to the power
lines in T20N, R21E, SEC. 29; south and west on the power
lines to the Coleman Creek Road; north on the Coleman Creek
Road to the Swift Creek Road and point of beginning, excluding
Arthur Coffin Game Reserve.
Elk Area No. 3031 Shushuskin (Kittitas County): Beginning at Umtanum Road and the Yakima River; west along Umtanum Road to Manastash Road; west on Manastash Road to Cove Road; south and west on Cove Road to Hanson Road and Umtanum Creek; east (downstream) along Umtanum Creek to the Yakima River; north (upstream) along the Yakima River to the point of beginning.
Elk Area No. 3036 Riverbottom (Kittitas County): Beginning at the junction of Umtanum Road and State Route 821; south on State Route 821 and the Yakima River to Umtanum Creek; west up Umtanum Creek to Umtanum Road; north on Umtanum Road to State Route 821 and the point of beginning.
Elk Area No. 3368 Jump Off (Yakima County): That part of GMU 368 east of the following boundary: Jump Off Road and the power lines to South Fork Cowiche Creek; west along South Fork Cowiche Creek to Road A 5500; east on A 5500 Road and south on A 5000 Road to North Fork Ahtanum Creek Road; south and west on North Fork Ahtanum Creek Road to A 2000; A 2000 to A 2400 Road; A 2400 Road to A 1000 Road and South Fork of Ahtanum Creek.
Elk Area No. 3911 Fairview (Kittitas County) Beginning with the BPA Powerlines in T20N, R14E, SEC. 36; east along the power lines through Cle Elum to the Teanawy Road; north on the Teanaway Road to Ballard Hill Road; east on Ballard Hill Rd and Swauk Praire Road to Hwy 970; north on Hwy 970 to Hwy 97; south on Hwy 97 to the power lines in T20N, R17E, Sec. 34; east on the power lines to Naneum Creek; south on Naneum Creek approximately 1/2 mile to power lines in T19N, R19E, SEC 20; east and south along the power lines to the Vantage Highway; east along the Vantage Highway to I-90; west along I-90 to the Yakima Training Center Boundary; south and west along the Yakima Training Center boundary to Interstate Highway 82; north on I-82 to Thrall Road; west on Thrall Road to Wilson Creek; south on Wilson Creek to Yakima River; north on Yakima River to gas pipeline crossing in T17N, R18E, Sec 25; south and west on the gas pipeline to Umtanum Creek; west on Umtanum Creek to the Durr Road; north on the Durr Road to Umptaneum Road; north on Umptaneum Road to South Branch Canal; west on South Branch Canal to Bradshaw Road; west on Bradshaw Road to the elk fence; north and west along the elk fence to powerline crossing in T19N, R16E, Sec 10; west along the powerline (south branch) to the Cabin Creek Road; east and north on Cabin Creek Road to Easton and I-90; east on I-90 to point of beginning.
Elk Area No. 3912 Old Naches (Yakima County): Starting at the elk fence and Roza Canal along the south boundary T14N, R19E, SEC. 8; following the elk fence to the sheep feeding site in T15N, R16E, SEC. 30; south on the feeding site Access Road to the Old Naches Highway; west and south on the old Naches Highway to State Route 12 and the Naches River; down the Naches River to the Tieton River; up the Tieton River approximately 2 miles to the elk fence in T14N, R16E, Sec. 3; due south from the start of the elk fence to the top of the cliff; southwest along the cliff/rimrock to the irrigation canal in T14N, R16E, SEC 9; southwest along the irrigation canal to the elk fence in T14N, R16E, SEC 8; the elk fence to the powerlines in T13N, R16E, Sec. 34; south along the powerlines approximately 3/4 of a mile to the irrigation ditch; west along the irrigation ditch to the township line between T12N, R15E and T12N R16E; south along the township line to the South Fork Ahtanum Creek; South Fork Ahtanum Creek to Ahtanum Creek to Yakima River; up the Yakima River to Roza canal and point of beginning.
Elk Area No. 3944 Clemen (Yakima County): That portion of GMU 342 beginning at the junction of Highway 410 and USFS Road 1701 (Big Bald Mountain Road); north to USFS Road 1712; east on USFS Road 1712 (Clemen Ridge Road) to the elk fence gate (T15N; R17E; Section 23 NE 1/4) at the top of Austin Spur Road; south and west along the elk fence to Highway 410 to the point of beginning.
Elk Area No. 4041 Grandy Creek (Skagit County): Begin at the
intersection of CP 190 Road and CP 132 Road (Section 28, T36N,
R5E); east along the CP 132 Road to the CP 130 Road; east and
south along CP 130 Road to CP 110 Road, west, south and east
along CP 110 Road to Childs Creek; south down Childs Creek to
State Route 20; east on State Route 20 to Grandy Creek; south
down Grandy Creek to the Skagit River; south on a line to
South Skagit Hwy; west on South Skagit Hwy to State Route 9;
north on State Route 9 to State Route 20; east on State Route
20 to Helmick Road; north on Helmick Road to CP 190 Road to CP
132 Road and the point of beginning. (WA Atlas & Gazetteer &
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Map)
Elk Area No. 4941 Skagit River (Skagit County): Beginning at
the intersection of State Route 9 and State Route 20; east on
State Route 20 to Grandy Creek; south down Grandy Creek to the
Skagit River; south on a line to South Skagit Highway; west on
South Skagit Highway to State Route 9; north on State Route 9
to point of beginning.
Elk Area No. 5029 Toledo (Lewis and Cowlitz counties):
Beginning at the Cowlitz River and State Highway 505 junction;
east along State Highway 505 to Eden Road; east along Eden
Road to the Evans Road; east along the Evans Road to the
Weyerhaeuser 1800 Road; south along Weyerhaeuser 1800 Road to
Cedar Creek Road; east along Cedar Creek Road to Due Road;
south on Due Road to Weyerhaeuser 1823 Road; south along
Weyerhaeuser 1823 Road to the Weyerhaeuser 1945 Road; south
along the Weyerhaeuser 1945 Road to the Weyerhaeuser 1900
Road; south along the Weyerhaeuser 1900 Road to the
Weyerhaeuser 1890 Road; south along the Weyerhaeuser 1890 Road
to State Highway 504; west along State Highway 504 to Tower
Road; north along Tower Road to the Weyerhaeuser 1522 Road;
north along the Weyerhaeuser 1522 road to Salmon Creek; west
along Salmon Creek to the Cowlitz River; North along the
Cowlitz River to the junction of State Highway 505 and the
point of beginning.
Elk Area No. 5050 Curtis (Lewis County): Beginning at the Boistfort Road, State Highway 6 intersection; west to the Mauerman Road; west and southwest on the Mauerman Road to the Pe Ell/McDonald Road; south and east on the Pe Ell/McDonald Road to the Lost Valley Road; south and southeast on the Lost Valley Road to the Boistfort Road; east and north along the Boistfort Road to State Highway 6 and point of beginning.
Elk Area No. 5051 Green Mountain (Cowlitz County): Beginning
at the junction of Tower Road and State Highway 504; north
along Tower Road to the Toutle River; north along the Toutle
River to the North Fork of the Toutle River; east along the
North Fork of the Toutle River to Alder Creek to the
Weyerhaeuser 2400 Road; south along the Weyerhaeuser 2400 Road
to the Weyerhaeuser 4400 Road to Johnson Creek and the South
Fork of the Toutle River to the South Toutle River Road; west
along the South Toutle River Road to State Highway 504; west
along State Highway 504 to the junction of Tower Road and the
point of beginning.
Elk Area No. 5052 Mossyrock (Lewis County): Beginning at the intersection of Winston Creek Road and State Highway 12; east on State Highway 12 to the Cowlitz River; east on the Cowlitz River to Riffe Lake; southeast along the south shore of Riffe Lake to Swofford Pond outlet creek; south on Swofford Pond outlet creek to Green Mountain Road; west on Green Mountain Road to Perkins Road; west on Perkins Road to Longbell Road; south on Longbell Road to Winston Creek Road; north on Winston Creek Road to State Highway 12 and the point of beginning. (All lands owned and managed by the Cowlitz Wildlife Area are excluded from this Elk Area.)
Elk Area No. 5053 Randle (Lewis County): Beginning at the
town of Randle and the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and
State Route 131 (Forest Service 23 and 25 Roads); south on
State Route 131 to Forest Service 25 Road; south on Forest
Service 25 Road to the Cispus River; west along the Cispus
River to the Champion 300 line bridge; south and west on the
Champion 300 line to the Champion Haul Road; north along the
Champion Haul Road to Kosmos Road; north on Kosmos Road to
U.S. Highway 12; east on U.S. Highway 12 to Randle and point
of beginning. (All lands owned and managed by the Cowlitz
Wildlife Area are excluded from this Elk Area.)
Elk Area No. 5054 Boistfort (Lewis County): Beginning at the
Town of Vader; west along State Highway 506 to the Wildwood
Road; north along the Wildwood Road to the Abernathy 500 line
gate (Section 20, T11N, R3W, Willamette Meridian); northwest
along the 500, 540, and 560 lines to the Weyerhaeuser 813
line; northwest along the 813, 812, 5000J, 5000 and 4000 lines
to the Pe Ell/McDonald Road (Section 15, T12N, R4W); west
along the Pe Ell/McDonald Road to the Lost Valley Road;
northeast along the Lost Valley Road to the Boistfort Road;
north along the Boistfort Road to the King Road; east along
the King Road to the town of Winlock and State Highway 603;
south along Highway 505 to the Winlock/Vader Road; south along
said road to the Town of Vader and the point of beginning.
Elk Area No. 5055 East Valley (Wahkiakum County): Within one
mile on either side of the line beginning at Wilson Creek Park
on East Valley Road; west on East Valley Road to the junction
with Middle Valley Road (4.5 miles); north along Middle Valley
Road to the junction of Oat Field Road (2.5 miles).
Elk Area No. 5056 Grays River Valley (Wahkiakum County): On
or or within 1/4 mile of agricultural land in the Grays River
Valley within the following sections: T10 N, R7W, sections 8,
9, 17, 18 and T10N, R8W, Sections 13, 23, 24, 26.
Elk Area No. 5057 Carlton (Lewis County): That part of 513
(South Rainier) lying east of Highway 123 and north of Highway
12.
Elk Area No. 5058 West Goat Rocks (Lewis County): Goat Rocks
Wilderness west of the Pacific Crest Trail.
Elk Area No. 5059 Mt. Adams Wilderness (Skamania and Yakima
counties): The Mt. Adams Wilderness.
Elk Area No. 5060 Merwin (Cowlitz County): Begin at the State
Route 503 and the Longview Fibre Road WS-8000 junction;
northeast and north on the Longview Fibre Road WS-8000 to the
Longview Fibre Road WS-8004; northwest on the Longview Fibre
Road WS-8004 to the section line between Sections 18 and 7,
T6N, R3E; west along the section line between Sections 18 and
7, T6N, R3E to the section line between Sections 7, T6N, R3E
and 13, T6N, R2E; north along the section line between
Sections 7, T6N, R3E and 13, T6N, R2E; west along the section
line between Sections 13, 14 and 15 T6N, R2E and Sections 10,
11 and 12 T6N, R2E to Dubois Road; south on Dubois Road to
State Route 503; east on State Route 503 to the State Route
503 and the Longview Fibre Road WS-8000 junction and point of
beginning.
Elk Area No. 6010 Mallis (Pacific County): That part of GMUs
506, 672, and 673 within 1 mile either side of State Road 6
between the east end of Elk Prairie Road and the Mallis
Landing Road.
Elk Area No. 6011 Centralia Mine (Lewis County): That Portion
of GMU 667 within Centralia Mine property boundary.
Elk Area No. 6054 Puyallup River (Pierce County): That part
of GMU 654 south of the Puyallup River.
Elk Area No. 6061 Twin Satsop Farms (Mason County): That portion of GMU 651 starting at the junction of the Deckerville Road and the Brady-Matlock Road; southwest to the junction with the West Boundary Road; north on West Boundary Road to the Deckerville Road; east on the Deckerville Road to the junction of Brady-Matlock Road and point of beginning. In addition, the area within a circle with a radius of 2 miles centered on the junction of State Route 108 and the Eich Road.
Elk Area No. 6062 South Bank (Grays Harbor County): That portion of GMU 660 (Minot Peak) described as follows: Beginning at Highway 12 and Wakefield Road Junction (South Elma); south on Wakefield Road, across the Chehalis River to the South Bank Road; southeast on the South Bank Road to Delezene Road; south on the Delezene Road to a point one mile from the South Bank Road; southeast along a line one mile southwest of the South Bank Road to the Oakville-Brooklyn Road; east on the Oakville-Brooklyn Road to Oakville and Highway 12; northwest on Highway 12 to Wakefield Road to Elma and the point of beginning.
Elk Area No. 6063 (Grays Harbor and Jefferson) Private lands
within Elk Area 6064 east of Highway 101.
Elk Area No. 6064 Quinault Valley (Grays Harbor and Jefferson
counties): That portion of GMU 638 (Quinault) beginning at
the junction of Wright Canyon Road and South Shore Road; north
to the shoreline of Lake Quinault; north along Lake Quinault
to the Olympic National Park (ONP) boundary; east along ONP
boundary to its intersection with the South Shore Road and
U.S. Forest Service boundary; west along the U.S. Forest
Service boundary to the Wright Canyon Road Junction with the
South Shore Road and point of beginning.
Elk Area No. 6066 Chehalis Valley (Grays Harbor County): That
portion of GMU 660 (Minot Peak) beginning at Highway 12 and
Highway 107 junction near Montesano; east and south on Highway
12 to Oakville; south on Oakville-Brooklyn Road to a point one
mile west of South Bank Road; northwest along a line one mile
southwest of South Bank Road to Delezene Road; north along
Delezene Road to South Bank Road; northwest along South Bank
Road to Wakefield Road; north on Wakefield Road to Chehalis
River; west on Chehalis River to Highway 107 bridge; north on
Highway 107 to Highway 12 and the point of beginning.
Elk Area No. 6067 North Minot (Grays Harbor County): The
portion of GMU 660 (Minot Peak) beginning at the junction on
State Route 107 and the Melbourne A-line, on the Melbourne
A-line to the Vesta F-line; south on Vesta F-line to Vesta
H-line (Vesta Creek Road); south on Vesta Creek Road to the
North River Road; south and east on North River Road to the
Brooklyn Road; east on Brooklyn Road to the Garrard Creek
Road; east and north on Garrard Creek Road to the South Bank
Road; east on South Bank to South State Street (Oakville);
north on South State Street to US 12; northwest and west on US
12 to State Route 107; south and southwest on SR 107 to the
Melbourne A-line and the point of beginning.
Elk Area No. 6068 Willapa (Grays Harbor County): That part of
GMU 658 south of SR 105 between the intersection of SR 105 and
Hammond Road and the SR 105 bridge over Smith Creek; and
within one mile north of SR 105 west from Hammond Road and
east of the SR 105 bridge over Smith Creek.
Elk Area No. 6069 Hanaford (Lewis and Thurston counties): Beginning at the intersection of Salzer Valley Road and Centralia-Alpha Road; east and north on Salzer Valley Road to west on Little Hanaford Road to north on Teitzel Road to west on Big Hannaford Road to north on Highway 507 to east on Skookumchuck Road to the first bridge over Skookumchuck River; east along the Skookumchuck River to the powerline crossing immediately upstream of the confluence with Johnson creek; southwest along the powerline to east and south on the Big Hanaford Road to Weyerhaeuser Road E160 to Weyerhaeuser Road E240 to south on North Fork Road to west on Alpha-Centralia Road to the point of origin.
Elk Area No. 6071 Dungeness (Clallam County): That part of GMU 621 north and west of Jimmy Come Lately Creek and the Gray Wolf River and that part of GMU 624 west of Jimmy Come Lately Creek and east of the Dungeness River.
DEER AREAS
Deer Area No. 1010 (Columbia County): GMU 162 excluding
National Forest land and the Rainwater Wildlife Area.
Deer Area No. 1020 Prescott (Columbia and Garfield counties): That portion of GMU 149 between Hwy 261 and Hwy 127.
Deer Area No. 2010 Benge (Adams County): That part of GMU 284 beginning at the town of Benge, west on Benge-Washtucna Road to Cow Creek; north along Cow Creek to McCall Road; east on McCall Road to Gering Road; east on Gering Road to Lakin Road; east on Lakin Road to Revere Road; south on Revere Road to Rock Creek; south along Rock Creek to the Palouse River; south and west along the Palouse River to S.R. 26; west on S.R. 26 to Beckley Road; north on Beckley Road to Negro Road; north on Negro Road to Beckley Road; north on Beckley Road to Benge-Winona Road; west on Benge-Winona Road to Benge and the point of beginning.
Deer Area No. 2011 Lakeview (Grant County): That part of GMU 272 beginning at the junction of S.R. 28 and First Avenue in Ephrata; west on First Avenue to Sagebrush Flats Road; west on Sagebrush Flats Road to Davis Canyon Road; north on Davis Canyon Road to E Road NW; north on E Road NW to the Grant-Douglas Co. line; east along the Co. line to the point where the Co. line turns north; from this point continue due east to S.R. 17; south on S.R. 17 to S.R. 28 at Soap Lake; south on S.R. 28 to the junction with First Avenue in Ephrata and the point of beginning.
Deer Area No. 2925 Ritzville (Adams County): Beginning at
the junction of Interstate 90 and S.R. 261 near the Town of
Ritzville; south along S.R. 261 to S.R. 26; east on S.R. 26 to
the Whitman County line; north along the Adams, Whitman County
line to where it intersects the Lincoln, Adams County line;
north along the Adams, Lincoln County line to Interstate 90;
west along Interstate 90 to point of beginning.
Deer Area No. 3071 Whitcomb (Benton County): That part of GMU
372 made up by the Whitcomb Unit of the Umatilla National
Wildlife Refuge.
Deer Area No. 3072 Paterson (Benton County): That part of GMU 372 made up by the Paterson Unit of the Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge.
Deer Area No. 3081 (Franklin County): That part of GMU 381 that is west of Highways 395 and 17.
Deer Area No. 4926 Guemes (Skagit County): That part of GMU 407 (North Sound) on Guemes Island.
Deer Area No. 5051 Fisher Island (Cowlitz County): The
islands in the Columbia River known as Fisher Island and Hump
Island in Game Management Unit 504.
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Reviser's note: The spelling errors in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.