WSR 14-17-093

PERMANENT RULES

[Order 14-215—Filed August 19, 2014, 9:43 a.m., effective September 19, 2014]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: This new WAC will reduce the probability of hoof disease spreading from units 501 through 564 and 642 through 699 to other areas by requiring hunters to remove hooves of harvested elk and leave them at the harvest site.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.055, 77.12.047, 77.12.455, and 77.32.070.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-14-052 on June 25, 2014.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: August 19, 2014.

Miranda Wecker, Chair

Fish and Wildlife Commission