PERMANENT RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Amend WAC 232-12-068 Nontoxic shot requirements.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-12-068.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 06-13-100 on June 21, 2006.
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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 25, 2006.
J. P. Koenings, Ph.D.
Director
by Larry Peck
OTS-9062.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 05-174, filed 8/15/05,
effective 9/15/05)
WAC 232-12-068
Nontoxic shot requirements.
It is
unlawful to possess shot (either in shotshells or as loose
shot for muzzleloading) other than nontoxic shot when hunting
for waterfowl, coot, or snipe. Nontoxic shot includes ((steel
shot, bismuth-tin shot (97 parts bismuth: 3 parts tin with <1
percent residual lead), tungsten-iron shot (2 types - 40 parts
tungsten: 60 parts iron with <1 percent residual lead, and 22
parts tungsten: 78 parts iron with <1 percent residual lead),
tungsten-polymer shot (95.5 parts tungsten: 4.5 parts nylon 6
or 11 with <1 percent residual lead), tungsten-matrix shot
(95.9 parts tungsten: 4.1 parts polymer with <1 percent
residual lead), tungsten-iron-nickel-tin shot (65% tungsten:
10.4% iron: 2.8% nickel: 21.8% tin, with <1 percent residual
lead), tungsten-nickel-iron shot (20-70% tungsten: 10-40%
nickel: 10-70% iron with <1 percent residual lead),
tungsten-tin-bismuth shot (49-71% tungsten, 29-51% tin,
0.5-6.5% bismuth with <1 percent residual lead), and
tungsten-bronze shot (51.1% tungsten, 44.4% copper, 3.9% tin,
0.6% iron with <1 percent residual lead).)) the following
approved types:
| 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.]