WSR 17-23-023

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed November 6, 2017, 2:19 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The department is considering an amendment to an existing rule to establish a plastic license document.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 77.32.256.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: RCW 77.32.256 allows the director to set the conditions and fees on duplicates. The new license document option will be a plastic "hard card" that will be more convenient for anglers and hunters to carry than the current paper licenses. The "hard card" option will generate duplicate fees for the department from anglers and hunters who chose [choose] to purchase this new document in addition to the paper document.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Greg Sallis, WDFW Licensing Division, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501, phone 360-902-2563, fax 360-902-2466, email Gregory.Sallis@dfw.wa.gov.

November 6, 2017

Scott Bird

Rules Coordinator