WSR 97-01-111
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Filed December 19, 1996, 10:20 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amending list of protected species; migratory game birds and trapping seasons; hunting regulations and boundaries; private lands wildlife management areas; hunting auctions and raffles; permit hunts; game reserves; hunting hours; big game tagging; and landowner damage.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 77.12.020, 77.12.030, 77.12.040, and 77.32.220.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: There are additional species that would benefit from being classified as protected. Recreational opportunity.
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 Dave Brittell, Assistant Director, Wildlife Management, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501, (360) 902-2504. Contact by February 15, 1997, rule proposal filing expected to be March 5, 1997.
December 19, 1997 [1996]
Evan Jacoby
Rules Coordinator