WSR 17-16-040
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
[Filed July 24, 2017, 8:58 a.m., effective July 24, 2017, 8:58 a.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: To amend WAC 36-13-010 to establish a fee for the new theatrical wrestling school license as required by SHB 1420, an act relating to theatrical wrestling and passed during the 2017 legislative session.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 36-13-010 License fees, renewals and requirements.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: SHB 1420 new section, section 2 (4), RCW 67.08.017, 67.08.105, 43.24.086.
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: SHB 1420, an act relating to theatrical wrestling, was passed during the 2017 legislative session requiring the department of licensing to establish rules by sine die, July 23, 2017.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: July 24, 2017.
Damon Monroe
Rules Coordinator
Chapter  36-13  WAC
PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING AND THEATRICAL WRESTLING
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 15-23-055, filed 11/12/15, effective 12/13/15)
WAC 36-13-010 License fees, renewals and requirements.
(1) The license year is one year from date of issue. License fees are paid annually. Fees shall be as follows:
 
Wrestling participant
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$25.00
 
 
Inspector
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$65.00
 
 
Event physician
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No charge
 
 
Promoter
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$200.00
 
 
Theatrical wrestling school
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$500.00
 
(2) No license fee is required for persons licensed under chapter 36-12 or 36-14 WAC as an inspector, event physician or promoter.
(3) In addition to license requirements found in chapter 67.08 RCW, wrestling participants shall submit a small photograph of themselves that is not more than two years old.