EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: July 26, 2000.
Purpose: Amend personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-12-187.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Section 7, chapter 107, Laws of 2000.
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: There is an extreme risk of fire in Eastern Washington, and the department of [is] coordinating fire protection with the Department of Natural Resources. This rule is for the protection of department lands and surrounding areas. There is insufficient time to adopt 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.
July 26, 2000
Evan Jacoby
for Jeff Koenings
Director
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-12-187, effective immediately until further notice it is unlawful to set or maintain any open fire on department owned or controlled lands in Eastern Washington, except that self-contained camp stoves are permitted and fires may be set and maintained within metal- or concrete-lined fire pits located within designated campgrounds. Fires in hand-dug pits are prohibited.
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