Date of Adoption: May 26, 2004.

     Purpose: Amend chapter 308-129 WAC, regulating sellers of travel, to amend the rule with fee reductions, while still ensuring there is a sufficient level of revenue to defray program administration costs as required under RCW 43.24.086.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-129-110 Seller of travel registration fees.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 19.138.170, 43.24.023.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 04-09-096 on April 20, 2004.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
     Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2004.

May 26, 2004

Mykel D. Gable

Assistant Director

OTS-7148.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 00-01-128, filed 12/20/99, effective 1/20/00)

WAC 308-129-110   Seller of travel registration fees.   The following fees shall be charged by the business and professions division of the department of licensing:

Title of Fee	Fee
Original registration fee	$((234.00)) 199.00
Registration renewal	((234.00)) 199.00
Service of process fee	20.00

     Branch offices are subject to a duplicate registration fee. The duplicate registration fee for each branch office shall be an amount equal to the original registration fee.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.138.170(1). 00-01-128, § 308-129-110, filed 12/20/99, effective 1/20/00. Statutory Authority: Chapter 19.138 RCW. 96-14-092, § 308-129-110, filed 7/2/96, effective 8/2/96.]

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