Date of Adoption: May 1, 2002.

     Purpose: Meet criteria supporting Governor Locke's Executive Order 97-02.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-94-050.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 46.01.110.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 02-07-024 on March 12, 2002.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: Thirty-one days after filing.

May 1, 2002

Fred Stephens

Director

OTS-5523.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 01-11-070, filed 5/14/01, effective 6/14/01)

WAC 308-94-050   Snowmobile registration, decals and validating tab -- Display.   (1) Where do I carry the snowmobile registration certificate? A snowmobile registration certificate must be:

     (a) Carried in the snowmobile for which it was issued; or

     (b) Carried on the person of the snowmobile operator; and

     (c) Be made available for inspection by any person having the authority to enforce the provisions of the snowmobile act.

     (2) How are snowmobile decals/tabs displayed?

     (a) Decals showing the registration numbers must be affixed to the right and left ((sides or on the front and rear of each)) side of the snowmobile directly below the windshield on the hood cowling and located so that snow, passenger, driver or load will not obscure them.

     (b) The month tabs must be located no more than two inches ((in front)) to the left of the first digit of the decal showing the registration number. Validating year tab must be located no more than two inches from the last digit of the decals showing the registration number on the left side.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110. 01-11-070, § 308-94-050, filed 5/14/01, effective 6/14/01; 98-08-070, § 308-94-050, filed 3/30/98, effective 4/30/98; 87-03-041 (Order TL/RG 29), § 308-94-050, filed 1/16/87; Order 111 MV, § 308-94-050, filed 10/5/71.]

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