WSR 14-19-068
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 14-252—Filed September 12, 2014, 2:40 p.m., effective September 12, 2014, 2:40 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amends WAC 232-28-623 to revise the legal description of Mountain Goat Hunt Area 6-2 (Brothers) to reflect mountain goat distribution and management objectives.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-28-623.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.04.055, and 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: Revises the defined boundaries for Mountain Goat Hunt Area 6-2 to reflect recent survey information on distribution of mountain goats. There is insufficient time to adopt 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: September 10, 2014.
Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-62300A 2012-2014 Mountain goat seasons and permit quotas.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-623, effective immediately until further notice, the following Mountain goat hunt areas are amended to read as provided below. Unless otherwise amended, all other permanent provisions of WAC 232-28-623 remain in effect:
Mountain goat hunt area 6-2 (Brothers): Permit Area: Beginning at the intersection of the Jefferson-Clallam County line on the Quilcene River and the Olympic National Forest (ONF) boundary in Section 33 of T28N R2W; S along the ONF boundary to the Mason-Jefferson County line; E along the Mason-Jefferson County line to intersection with the Olympic National Park (ONP) boundary in Section 32 of T25N R4W; NE and N along the ONF-ONP boundary to the Jefferson-Clallam County line; E along the Jefferson-Clallam County line to its intersection with ONF boundary in Section 33 of T28N R2W and the point of beginning.