WSR 18-19-069
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 18-246—Filed September 17, 2018, 2:39 p.m., effective October 18, 2018]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 220-413-200 Reducing the spread of hoof disease—Unlawful transport of elk hooves.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-413-200.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 18-16-006 on July 20, 2018.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 17, 2018.
Brad Smith, Chair
Fish and Wildlife Commission
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 17-17-088, filed 8/17/17, effective 9/17/17)
WAC 220-413-200Reducing the spread of hoof disease—Unlawful transport of elk hooves.
(1) It is unlawful to transport the hooves of harvested elk beyond the site where the animal was killed in Game Management Units 407, 418, 437, 454, 501 through 564, 568, 572, 574, 578, 633, 636 and 642 through 699, except when specifically authorized by the department or when acting as an agent of the department in the limited capacity of cooperating with research or management actions regarding hoof disease as directed by the department.
(2) Violation of this section is an infraction under RCW
77.15.160 Infractions.