WSR 18-17-014

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[Order 18-186—Filed August 2, 2018, 12:48 p.m., effective August 4, 2018]

Effective Date of Rule: August 4, 2018.

Purpose: To prohibit the discharge of firearms on department owned or controlled lands unless engaged in lawful hunting.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-500-140.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.013, 77.04.020, 77.04.055, 77.12.047, 77.15.020, and 77.15.160.

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: To prevent new and multiple wildfires during this period of extreme fire danger; and to prevent the severe deterioration of air quality, which exacerbates the risk of life, health, and property.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: August 2, 2018.

Kelly Susewind

Director