WSR 18-05-041
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 18-21—Filed February 13, 2018, 1:46 p.m., effective February 24, 2018]
Effective Date of Rule: February 24, 2018.
Purpose: Amend the rule that charges a fee for the combination guide license which is no longer valid for license year 2018. The fees were updated in HB 1597.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-351-080.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.12.045, and 77.12.047.
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Reasons for this Finding: This emergency rule is needed to amend the fee for the combination guide license which is no longer valid for license year 2018. The department of fish and wildlife will be going through the permanent rule process.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: February 13, 2018.
Joe Stohr
Acting Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-351-08000B Combined fish guide license.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-351-080, effective February 24, 2018, until further notice, a combined fish guide license allows the holder to offer or perform the services of a food fish guide and a game fish guide. The fee for a resident combined fish guide license is $815 and the fee for a nonresident combined fish guide license is $1,045. The application fee and surcharge for regional fishery enhancement groups as required by RCW 77.95.090 are included in the overall cost of the combined fish guide license.