EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Purpose: Amend wildlife rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-12-068.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.
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: Nontoxic shot types are needed to give waterfowl hunters additional options for hunting, and encourage greater compliance with nontoxic shot requirements. There is inadequate time to promulgate permanent rules.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: September 8, 2004.
J. P. Koenings
Director
(1) 22 parts tungsten: 78 parts iron with <1 percent residual lead.
(2) 51.1 parts tungsten: 44.4 parts copper: 3.9 parts tin with <1 percent residual lead
(3) 49-71 parts tungsten: 29-51 parts tin: 0.5-6.5 parts bismuth with <1 percent residual lead.
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