The proposed rule amendment would establish an open season for taking black bears in the East Panhandle, North, Central, and South Bear Management Units (BMUs); establish a daily, possession, and season limit of one black bear; provide for harvest objectives for each BMU to be established by Order of the Executive Director after approval of the Commission; and require that all bear taken must be checked and tagged at a Commission designated check station within 12 hours of recovery. Additionally, the proposed rule amendment would provide non-substantive technical changes, such as grammatical corrections, language standardization, or clarification of existing provisions.