PROPOSED RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 06-10-088.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 232-12-068 Nontoxic shot requirements.
Hearing Location(s): Room 109, Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, WA, on July 25, 2006, at 1:00 p.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: July 25, 2006.
Submit Written Comments to: Rules Coordinator, 600 Capitol Way, Olympia, WA 98501-1091, e-mail jacobesj@dfw.wa.gov, fax (360) 902-2155, by July 24, 2006.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Debbie Rick by July 17, 2006, TTY (360) 902-2207 or (360) 902-2222.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Update nontoxic shot allowed for waterfowl hunting.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Protect waterfowl from lead poisoning.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 77.12.047.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Department of fish and wildlife, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Evan Jacoby, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, (360) 902-2930; Implementation: Dave Brittell, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, (360) 902-2504; and Enforcement: Bruce Bjork, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, (360) 902-2373.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. These rules regulate recreational hunters and do not directly regulate small businesses.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. These rule proposals do not affect hydraulics.
June 21, 2006
Evan Jacoby
Rules Coordinator
| Approved Nontoxic Shot Type* | Percent Composition by Weight |
| bismuth-tin | 97 bismuth, 3 tin |
| iron (steel) | iron and carbon |
| iron-tungsten | any proportion of tungsten, >=1 iron |
| iron-tungsten-nickel | >=1 iron, any proportion of tungsten, up to 40. nickel |
| tungsten-bronze | 51.1 tungsten, 44.4 copper, 3.9 tin, 0.6 iron; and 60 tungsten, 35.1 copper, 3.9 tin, 1 iron |
| tungsten-iron-copper -nickel | 40-76 tungsten, 37 iron, 9-16 copper, 5-7 nickel |
| tungsten-matrix | 95.9 tungsten, 4.1 polymer |
| tungsten-polymer | 95.5 tungsten, 4.5 nylon 6 or 11 |
| tungsten-tin-iron | any proportions of tungsten and tin, >=1 iron |
| tungsten-tin-bismuth | any proportions of tungsten, tin, and bismuth |
| tungsten-tin-iron-nickel | 65 tungsten, 21.8 tin, 10.4 iron, 2.8 nickel |
| *Coatings of copper, nickel, tin, zinc, zinc chloride, and zinc chrome on approved nontoxic shot types also are approved. | |
It is unlawful to possess shot (either in shotshells or as loose shot for muzzleloading) other than nontoxic shot in the following areas:
Bridgeport Bar segment of the Well's Wildlife Area
Cowlitz Wildlife Area
Lake Terrell Wildlife Area (including Tennant Lake and other segments)
Shillapoo Wildlife Area
Skagit Wildlife Area (all segments)
Snoqualmie Wildlife Area (all segments)
Sunnyside Wildlife Area
The Driscoll Island, Hegdahl, and Kline Parcel segments of the Sinlahekin Wildlife Area
Vancouver Lake Wildlife Area
It is unlawful to possess shot (either in shotshells or as loose shot for muzzleloading) other than nontoxic shot when hunting for game birds or game animals in the following areas:
Chehalis River pheasant release site
Dungeness Recreation Area
Hunter Farms pheasant release site
Raymond Airport pheasant release site
Two Rivers and Wallula Units of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's McNary National Wildlife Refuge
All Whidbey Island pheasant release sites
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 05-17-098 (Order 05-174), § 232-12-068, filed 8/15/05, effective 9/15/05; 03-16-030 (Order 03-165), § 232-12-068, filed 7/29/03, effective 8/29/03; 03-13-047 (Order 03-129), § 232-12-068, filed 6/12/03, effective 7/13/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 01-17-092 (Order 01-157), § 232-12-068, filed 8/20/01, effective 9/20/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040, 77.12.020, 77.32.070, 77.32.530. 01-10-048 (Order 01-69), § 232-12-068, filed 4/26/01, effective 5/27/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040, 77.12.010, 77.12.020, 77.12.770, 77.12.780. 00-11-137 (Order 00-50), § 232-12-068, filed 5/23/00, effective 6/23/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 99-17-034 (Order 99-118), § 232-12-068, filed 8/11/99, effective 9/11/99; 98-17-044 (Order 98-152), § 232-12-068, filed 8/13/98, effective 9/13/98; 97-18-026 (Order 97-164), § 232-12-068, filed 8/25/97, effective 9/25/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 77.12.010. 96-18-009 (Order 96-127), § 232-12-068, filed 8/22/96, effective 9/22/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 95-18-072 (Order 95-126) § 232-12-068, filed 9/1/95, effective 10/2/95.]