WSR 14-16-061

EMERGENCY RULES

[Order 14-193—Filed July 30, 2014, 1:02 p.m., effective July 30, 2014, 1:02 p.m.]

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.

Purpose: An emergency rule to reduce the risk of hoof disease spreading from Units 501 through 564 and 642 through 699 to other areas.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.04.055, 77.12.047, and 77.12.455.

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: This rule requires successful elk hunters in southwest Washington to leave hooves of harvested elk on site in the field to minimize potential spread of hoof disease to other areas not yet affected by hoof disease. The department is currently engaging in rule making to incorporate these transport restrictions into permanent rules. There is insufficient time to adopt permanent rules before damage hunts begin in these GMUs.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: July 30, 2014.

Philip Anderson

Director