WSR 01-07-020

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 01-37 -- Filed March 14, 2001, 8:34 a.m. ]

Date of Adoption: March 13, 2001.

Purpose: Amend hunting rules.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-28-248.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.

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: Additional opportunity exists for licensed hunters to hunt wild turkey on Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge. The manager of the refuge requested that the WAC be amended to allow hunting during the upcoming spring turkey season. There is insufficient time to promulgate permanent rules. The permanent rule is proposed for amendment at the April commission hearing to allow hunting during spring turkey seasons in the future. There is insufficient time to promulgate permanent rules.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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

March 13, 2001

J. P. Koenings

Director

by Larry Peck


NEW SECTION
WAC 232-12-24800A   Special closures and firearm restriction areas.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-12-248, effective immediately until further notice, Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge is open to hunting during legally established hunting seasons from April 15 through May 15, 2001.

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