WSR 16-11-023 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 16-84—Filed May 6, 2016, 4:18 p.m., effective June 6, 2016] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: To remove the brown pelican from the list of wildlife species classified as endangered in Washington, WAC 232-12-014. Based on the department's review of relevant data pertaining to the population status of brown pelicans in Washington, the department has determined that the number of brown pelicans occurring in Washington has increased markedly since the 1980s and thus the threat of their endangered status has been reduced. However, as a nongame bird, the brown pelican shall remain a protected species under WAC 232-12-011. This species will also continue to be protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-12-014.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-06-127 on March 2, 2016.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: April 8, 2016.
Brad Smith
Commission Chair
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 15-10-022, filed 4/27/15, effective 5/28/15)
WAC 232-12-014 Wildlife classified as endangered species.
Endangered species include:
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