WSR 98-14-097
PROPOSED RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Filed June 30, 1998, 3:55 p.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 98-10-099.
Purpose: To amend WAC 232-16-690 Bayview Game Reserve.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.010 and 77.12.040.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 77.12.010 and 77.12.040.
Summary: The amendment changes the rule wording to make the reserve in effect only during November through March. All game species, except for brant, can be hunted during established seasons April through October.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: The amendment is designed to allow increased recreation and protect the brant resource.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Implementation: Mike Kuttel, Assistant Director, Wildlife Management, Olympia, (360) 902-2504; and Enforcement: Ron Swatfigure, Assistant Director, Enforcement, 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: See above.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: See above.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW.
Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption.
Hearing Location: Natural Resources Building, Room 172, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA, on August 7-8, 1998, at 8:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Debbie Nelson by July 31, 1998, TDD (360) 902-2207, or (360) 902-2267.
Submit Written Comments to: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Mike Kuttel, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091, fax (360) 902-2162, by July 31, 1998.
Date of Intended Adoption: August 7, 1998.
June 30, 1998
Robin Ayers
for Evan Jacoby
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION [(Amending Order 217, filed 9/1/83)]
WAC 232-16-690 Bayview Game Reserve. It shall be unlawful to hunt wild animals and wild birds within the following described boundary November 1 through March 31, and it shall be unlawful to hunt brant at any time within the following described boundary: Beginning at a point on the Bayview-Edison Road 750 feet south of the intersection of the Bayview Cemetery entrance road; thence 4,000 feet WNW (west-northwest); thence 5,750 feet NNW (north-northwest); thence 3,750 feet ENE (east-northeast) to the northwest corner of Padilla Bay tract no. 532; thence east to the northeast corner of Padilla Bay tract no. 532; thence SSE (south-southeast) to the Bayview-Edison Road; thence southerly along said road to the point of beginning.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 83-18-043 (Order 217), § 232-16-690, filed 9/1/83.]
Reviser's note: The bracketed material preceding the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office.