WSR 97-01-116
PROPOSED RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
(Wildlife)
[Filed December 19, 1996, 10:25 a.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 96-21-149.
Title of Rule: To amend WAC 232-28-263 1997 Raffle permits.
Purpose: To amend WAC 232-28-263 1997 Raffle permits, this amendment limits the area for hunting bighorn sheep if a person gets a bighorn sheep raffle permit.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.040.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 77.12.040.
Summary: See above.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: A disease outbreak earlier this year severely reduced populations of bighorn sheep in the Blue Mountains.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Implementation: Dave Brittell, Assistant Director, Wildlife Management Program, Olympia, (360) 902-2504; and Enforcement: Ron Swatfigure, Acting Assistant Director, Enforcement Program, 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: This amendment limits the area for hunting bighorn sheep after obtaining a raffle permit. There are several other areas that hunting is still allowed.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: See above.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. These rules involve personal use hunting, and do not affect small business.
Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption.
Hearing Location: Point Hudson Resort and Marina, Point Hudson Harbor, Port Townsend, Washington 98368, on January 31 - February 1, 1997, at 8:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Debbie Nelson by January 20, 1997, TDD (360) 902-2207, or (360) 902-2267.
Submit Written Comments to: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Evan Jacoby, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091, FAX (360) 902-2942, by January 20, 1997.
Date of Intended Adoption: January 31, 1997.
December 19, 1996
Evan Jacoby
Legal Counsel
AMENDATORY SECTION [(Amending WSR 96-18-067 (Order 96-143), filed
8/30/96)]
WAC 232-28-263 1997 Raffle permits
raffle permit hunts
The following raffle permits will be issued to individuals selected through a drawing:
(1) Deer Raffle Permit Hunt
(a) Bag limit: One additional any buck deer.
(b) Open area: Statewide in any open area, except all Private Lands Wildlife Management Areas (PLWMAs), GMUs 157 and 485 are closed.
(c) Open season: The deer raffle((r)) Number of permits: 1
(f) Raffle tickets cost $5.00 including a 50 cent vendor fee.
(2) Elk Raffle Permit Hunt
(a) Bag limit: One additional any bull elk.
(b) Open area: Statewide in any open area, except all Private Lands Wildlife Management Areas (PLWMAs) and GMUs 157 and 485 are closed.
(c) Open season: The elk raffle permit holder may hunt in any 1997 general or permit archery, muzzleloader, or modern firearm season.
(d) Weapon: The raffle permit hunter may use only archery equipment during archery seasons, muzzleloader equipment during muzzleloader seasons and any legal weapon during modern firearm seasons.
(e) Number of permits: 1
(f) Raffle tickets cost $5.00 including a 50 cent vendor fee.
(3) Bighorn Sheep Hunt
(a) Bag limit: One bighorn ram
(b) Open area: Sheep Unit 4 (Selah Butte), Sheep Unit 5 (Umtanum),
Sheep Unit 7 (Clemon Mountain), or Sheep Unit 12 (Lincoln Cliffs).
((Anywhere south of interstate 90 in eastern Washington.))
(c) Open season: September 1-October 31, 1997.
(d) Weapon: Hunter may use any legal weapon.
(e) Number of permits: 1
(f) Raffle tickets cost $10.00 including a 50 cent vendor fee.
(g) Permittee shall contact the appropriate regional office of the Department of Fish and Wildlife when entering the designated hunt area.
(h) The permittee may be accompanied by others; however, only the permittee is allowed to carry a firearm and harvest an animal.
(i) Any attempt by members of the permittee's party to herd or drive wildlife is prohibited.
(j) If requested by the department, the permittee is required to accompany Department officials to the site of the kill.
(k) The permittee will present the head and carcass of the bighorn sheep killed to any department office within 72 hours of date of kill.
(4) Moose Hunt
(a) Bag limit: One moose of either sex
(b) Open area: Hunter may hunt in any open moose unit.
(c) Open season: October 1-November 30, 1997.
(d) Weapon: Hunter may use any legal weapon.
(e) Number of permits: 1
(f) Raffle tickets cost $5.00 including a 50 cent vendor fee.
(g) Permittee shall contact the appropriate regional office of the department of fish and wildlife when entering the designated hunt area.
(h) If requested by the department, the permittee is required to
accompany department officials to the site of the kill.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 77.12.010. 96-18-067 (Order 96-143), 232-28-263, filed 8/30/96, effective 9/30/96.]
Reviser's note: The bracketed material preceding the section above
was supplied by the code reviser's office.
Reviser's note: RCW 34.05.395 requires the use of underlining and deletion marks to indicate amendments to existing rules. The rule published above varies from its predecessor in certain respects not indicated by the use of these markings.