ANNOUNCEMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION
CONFERENCE CALL October 16, 2003
WHEN:
Thursday, October 16, 2003, at 9:00 a.m.
WHAT:
STURGEON ANNUAL LIMIT- RULE CHANGE:
The Commission will consider adopting changes
to a cooperative management proposal with Oregon
that addresses allocation between anglers, and
reduces statewide sport sturgeon annual limits
from ten to five. (Note: Public input was accepted
at the August 2, 2003, Commission meeting in
Bellingham.)
Staff Report: Bob Gibbons, State Inland
Resource Manager, Fish Program
DISCUSSION:
Available Commissioners and the Director will
discuss recent activities and items of interest.
PETITION TO AMEND WAC 232-12-064
- LIVE WILDLIFE:
The Commission will consider a petition for
rule change by Tracy Lloyd of Quincy, Washington.
Petitioner seeks to allow the taking of live
pigeons for dog training.
PETITION TO AMEND WAC 232-12-004
- CLASSIFICATION OF WILD BIRDS:
The Commission will consider a petition for
rule change by Tracy Lloyd of Quincy, Washington.
Petitioner seeks to add pigeons to the predatory
bird classification.
COMMISSION CONFERENCE CALL DATES
FOR 2004:
The Commission will consider setting the 2004
Commission conference calls to occur on the
first and third Thursday of each month.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The Commission will review and consider approving
the minutes of various meetings, workshops,
and conference calls.
WHERE:
The meeting will take place via conference telephone
call. The public may listen to the discussion via
speakerphone at the Department of Fish and Wildlife,
Natural Resources Building, Commission Office, Fifth
Floor, 1111 Washington Street SE, Olympia. No public
input will be accepted.
For
additional information, contact:
Susan Yeager, Commission Office Executive Assistant,
(360) 902-2267.
