They clarified the proposals...
It now says "enclosed" vs covered or closed...under the exposed to the elements def.
See below...
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/game/seasonsetting/2009-2011_recommendations/ra_232-12-051_muzzleloading_firearms.pdfWAC 232-12-051 Muzzleloading firearms
RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
The following adjustments are proposed since the Code Reviser (CR-102) filing and are already
included in your notebook.
Page 1
In the last sentence in section (1) (a), insert the word “all” between “in” and “muzzleloading”.
This change helps further clarify that weapons intended for modern smokeless powder have
never been allowed under the restrictions.
In section (2) (d), insert the word “small” between hunting and game. Delete the words “birds”,
“cottontail rabbits”, “and”, and “snowshoe hares,”. In this section related to muzzleloading
shotguns, the term “small game” is more appropriate and less exclusionary.
Page 2
In section (2) (g), insert the word “percussion” between “powder” and “revolvers”. This change
clarifies the intent. The intent is to not disallow a current legal activity through the process of
clarifying the WAC language.
In section (3) (a), replace the words “covered or closed” with the word “enclosed”. Based on
input provided by Enforcement, “covered or closed” would disallow some equipment that is
currently allowed and that is not the intention of clarifying the WAC. “Enclosed” is better
terminology.
