PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Personal use fishing rules.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 77.12.047.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Each year the department establishes time, place, and manner restrictions to allow for recreational fishing. This filing begins the rule process for the 2003-2004 sport seasons. These are rules other than rules resulting from the ocean seasons set under the Pacific Fisheries Management Council/North of Falcon process. The PFMC/NoF rules will be promulgated and filed later.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Lew Atkins, Fish Program, Assistant Director, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091, phone (360) 902-2651. Contact by October 22, 2002. Expected proposal filing October 23rd.
September 3, 2002
Evan Jacoby
Rules Coordinator