EMERGENCY RULES
NATURAL RESOURCES
Date of Adoption: October 15, 1999.
Purpose: To extend the ending date of the "closed season" from October 15 to October 31 as authorized in RCW 76.04.005(2).
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 76.04.005(2).
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: Current and predicted weather conditions justify the extension of the "closed season" as defined in RCW 76.04.005(2) until midnight October 31, 1999.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.
October 15, 1999
Kaleen Cottingham
Deputy Commissioner
The Closed Season, as defined in RCW 76.04.005(2) is hereby extended, effective midnight Friday, October 15, 1999 through midnight Sunday, October 31, 1999.
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