EXPEDITED RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Title of Rule: Point-of-sale transaction fee rule.
Purpose: Clarify documents subject to transaction fee.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 77.32.050 and chapter 389, Laws of 2003.
Summary: Transaction fee on all documents issued through automated licensing system.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Specifically required by statutory change.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Evan Jacoby, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, 902-2930; Implementation: Jim Lux, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, 902-2444; and Enforcement: Bruce Bjork, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, 902-2372.
Name of Proponent: Department of Fish and Wildlife, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: Transaction fee was formerly applicable to licenses. This statutory change makes the fee applicable to all documents issued through the automated licensing system.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Change
documents to which transaction fee applies.
THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THE USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Evan Jacoby, Department of Fish and Wildlife, 600 Capitol Way, Olympia, WA 98501-1091 , AND RECEIVED BY November 3, 2003.
August 26, 2003
Evan Jacoby
Rules Coordinator
OTS-6624.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 00-81, filed 5/24/00,
effective 6/24/00)
WAC 220-55-180
Point-of-sale transaction fee.
The
point-of-sale transaction fee shall be used to operate an
automated recreational licensing system. This fee shall be
applied to all automated licensing system purchases of
recreational ((hunting and fishing licenses and if authorized
by the commission pursuant to RCW 77.32.450(2), automated
license system fees paid for second animals)) documents. The
transaction fee shall be ten percent of the value of the
((license)) document transaction, excluding any applicable
dealer fees except that for the period July 1, 2000, through
June 30, 2006, the transaction fee shall be nine and one-half
percent of the value of the ((license)) document transaction,
excluding any applicable dealer fee.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.32.050. 00-11-176 (Order 00-81), § 220-55-180, filed 5/24/00, effective 6/24/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 77.32.050. 00-02-049 (Order 99-234), § 220-55-180, filed 12/30/99, effective 1/30/00.]