WSR 13-19-013 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 13-219—Filed September 6, 2013, 3:10 p.m., effective September 6, 2013, 3:10 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: To lift the burn ban on lands owned or controlled by the department, with the exception of bans on campfires. It remains unlawful without a permit or approval from the director to build, start, or maintain fires or campfires in wildlife areas and access sites in eastern Washington (as defined in WAC 232-12-809) that are owned or controlled by the department of fish and wildlife. However, it is permissible in those wildlife areas and access sites to use personal camp stoves or lanterns that are fueled by liquid petroleum, liquid petroleum gas, or propane.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-13-07500B, 232-13-13000B, 232-13-14300B, 232-13-14500B, and 232-13-15500B.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.210.
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: Rain has helped to decrease the fire danger on department-owned and controlled lands in eastern Washington. It is safe to lift the burn ban, except for the ban on campfires, on these lands at this time.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 5.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 6, 2013.
Philip Anderson
Director
REPEALER
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
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