WSR 16-09-077 PROPOSED RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Filed April 18, 2016, 4:13 p.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 14-22-107.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: The department proposes new WAC 220-55-165 to establish a reduced rate annual fish Washington license, and the ability for anglers to upgrade to a combination or the new fish Washington license.
Hearing Location(s): Natural Resources Building, Room 172, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, on June 10-11, 2016, at 8:30 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: On or after June 11, 2016.
Submit Written Comments to: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), Rules Coordinator, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091, e-mail Rules.Coordinator@dfw.wa.gov, fax (360) 902-2155, by June 6, 2016.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Tami Linninger [Lininger] by June 3, 2016, TTY (800) 833-6388 or (360) 902-2267.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The fish Washington license is being proposed as a "value added license package for recreation[al] anglers.["] Purpose of this license is to create a one-stop shop license package that contain[s] all fishing license privileges. The license is being requested based on input from recreation[al] anglers and the dealer community.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: [The] fish Washington package will include all angling privileges creating savings to anglers, the opportunity to create goodwill to these stakeholders by upgrading to a higher cost license while getting credit from purchases of any current annual licenses, and this packaged license will save dealer community time in issuing angler licenses.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: WDFW, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Jacalyn Hursey, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98501, (360) 902-2861; Implementation: Greg Sallis, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98501, (360) 902-2563; and Enforcement: Steve Crown, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98501, (360) 902-2373.
A small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW.
Small Business Economic Impact Statement
1. Description of the Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance Requirements of the Proposed Rule: There are no new reporting and recordkeeping requirements for the vendor under this proposed rule.
2. Kinds of Professional Services That a Small Business is Likely to Need in Order to Comply with Such Requirements: There are no new anticipated professional services required for the proposed rule.
3. Costs of Compliance for Businesses, Including Costs of Equipment, Supplies, Labor, and Increased Administrative Costs: None. No new requirements are established in this proposal.
4. Will Compliance with the Rule Cause Businesses to Lose Sales or Revenue? No. This proposed rule will allow individuals to obtain a license that combines existing licenses and/or endorsements.
5. Cost of Compliance for Small Businesses Compared with the Cost of Compliance for the Ten Percent of Businesses That are the Largest Businesses Required to Comply with the Proposed Rules Using One or More of the Following as a Basis for Comparing Costs:
1. Cost per employee;
2. Cost per hour of labor; or
3. Cost per one hundred dollars of sales.
None, the proposed rule does not require any additional equipment, supplies, labor, or administrative costs.
6. Steps Taken by the Agency to Reduce the Costs of the Rule on Small Businesses, or Reasonable Justification for Not Doing So: Small business will not be negatively impacted by this proposed rule.
7. A Description of How the Agency Will Involve Small Businesses in the Development of the Rule: The agency will work with its dealer network through the dealer advisory committee to help develop the rule. The dealer advisory committee consists of eight dealers that are small businesses and it is a cross section of WDFW's six hundred dealers.
8. A List of Industries That Will Be Required to Comply with the Rule: This rule proposes creating a combination license which is an optional purchase for those individuals wishing to purchase all the licenses in one package. There are no new requirements for any industries.
9. An Estimate of the Number of Jobs That Will Be Created or Lost as a Result of Compliance with the Proposed Rule: The rule will not have an impact on job creation or job loss.
A copy of the statement may be obtained by contacting Greg Sallis, WDFW Licensing Division, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501, phone (360) 902-2563, fax (360) 902-2466, e-mail Gregory.Sallis@dfw.wa.gov.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. No hydraulics impact.
April 18, 2016
Scott Bird
Rules Coordinator
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-55-165 Reduced rate annual fish Washington license, and license upgrades.
(1) There is hereby created an annual fish Washington license that combines recreational freshwater and saltwater fishing, shellfish, and seaweed harvest privileges. The fee for the annual fish Washington license will not be priced higher than the sum of the individual items.
(2) The fish Washington license also includes:
(a) The Columbia River salmon and steelhead endorsement;
(b) A Puget Sound Dungeness Crab endorsement; and
(c) A two-pole endorsement.
(3) Residents, and nonresident disabled vets, who have purchased an annual freshwater, saltwater, shellfish, razor or combination license may upgrade to the fish Washington license for the cost difference of his or her current annual fishing license(s) and the cost of the fish Washington license.
(4) Any person who has purchased an annual freshwater, saltwater, razor, or shellfish may upgrade to a combination license for the cost difference of his or her current annual fishing license(s) and the cost of the combination license.
(5) There is hereby created an annual senior combination recreation fishing license which includes freshwater and saltwater fishing, shellfish, and seaweed harvest privileges. The state fee for the annual senior combination fishing license will not be priced higher than the sum of the individual items and is available to any senior residents seventy years of age and older.
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