WSR 14-07-007 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 14-54—Filed March 6, 2014, 1:12 p.m., effective March 6, 2014, 1:12 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amends language in the master hunt charts for deer and elk.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-28-359 and 232-28-360.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.12.047, and 77.12.150.
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: The department will address the corrections made in this emergency rule through permanent rule changes during the regularly scheduled 2014 rule development process currently underway. The change are needed immediately to address agricultural damage for the remainder of 2013. There is insufficient tome [time] to adopt permanent rules, though permanent rules addressing the issue are forthcoming.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: March 6, 2014.
Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-35900E 2013 Deer special permits
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-359, effective immediately until further notice:
(1) It is permissible for master hunters to use any legal weapon while hunting the hunts specified in the "Master Hunter" hunt chart unless otherwise specified or required by the Hunt Coordinator. It is unlawful to take more than one animal under this special permit opportunity. For those special permit hunts allowing the purchase of a second deer tag, hunters may use either the first or second deer tag, but it is unlawful to kill more than one animal under the authorization of the special permit. If a master hunter uses his or her general deer tag and kills and tags an animal under this special permit, it is unlawful for the hunter to use the second deer tag for the general deer hunting season.
(2) In the Master Hunter hunt chart in the "Weapon/Tag" column, strike the word "required" and replace with "allowed."
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WAC 232-28-36000H 2013 Elk special permits
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-360, effective immediately until further notice:
(1) It is permissible for master hunters to use any legal weapon while hunting the hunts specified in the "Master Hunter" hunt chart unless otherwise specified or required by the Hunt Coordinator. It is unlawful to take more than one animal under this special permit opportunity. For those special permit hunts allowing the purchase of a second elk tag, hunters may use either the first or second elk tag, but it is unlawful to kill more than one animal under the authorization of the special permit. If a hunter uses his or her general elk tag and kills and tags an animal under this special permit, it is unlawful for the hunter to use the second elk tag for the general elk hunting season.
(2) In the Master Hunter hunt chart in the "Weapon/Tag" column, strike the word "required" and replace with "allowed."
Reviser's note: The bracketed material preceding the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office. |