EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: October 11, 2002.
Purpose: Amend hunting regulations.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-42600A; and amending WAC 232-28-426.
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: Hunting days for Goose Management Area 2B were established in WAC 232-28-426 as Saturdays, Sundays and Thursdays, November 9 through December 29, 2002. The USFWS Willapa National Wildlife Refuge in Area 2B has asked WDFW to change hunt days to Wednesdays instead of Thursdays to align with their traditional hunter check station days. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0.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 11, 2002
J. P. Koenings
Director
Goose Management Area 2B is open only 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays, November 9, 2002 through December 29, 2002.
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The following section of the Washington Administrative
Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. December 30, 2002:
| WAC 232-28-42600A | 2002 Waterfowl season adjustments. |