[Order 19-240—Filed September 27, 2019, 9:39 a.m., effective October 28, 2019]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: The department needs to amend rules in order to conform to state law.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-220-210; and amending WAC 220-220-060 and 220-220-230.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.055, 77.12.240, 77.12.800, 77.32.090, 77.32.470.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 19-14-126 on July 3, 2019.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Withdrew proposed amendment to WAC 220-220-320.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 27, 2019.

Larry M. Carpenter, Chair

Fish and Wildlife Commission

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 17-05-112, filed 2/15/17, effective 3/18/17)

WAC 220-220-060Reduced rate annual fish Washington license, and license upgrades.

(1) There is hereby created an annual fish Washington license for residents that combines recreational freshwater and saltwater fishing, shellfish, and seaweed harvest privileges. The fee for the annual fish Washington license is $60.50 and applicable fees as of July 1, 2019, and will not be priced higher than the sum of the individual items. The fish Washington license also includes the following:

(a) ((The Columbia River salmon and steelhead endorsement;

(b))) A Puget Sound Dungeness Crab endorsement; and

(((c)))(b) A two-pole endorsement.

(2) The director is authorized to allow any Washington state resident who has purchased an annual freshwater, saltwater, or shellfish/seaweed license to upgrade to a combination license for the cost difference between his or her current annual fishing license(s) and the cost of the combination license, plus transaction and dealer fees. The director may limit the times of the year that this upgrade is made available for sale.

(3) 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.

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 17-05-112, filed 2/15/17, effective 3/18/17)

WAC 220-220-230Free fishing weekend.

The Saturday and Sunday following the first Monday in June is declared to be free fishing weekend in Washington. On this weekend a fishing license is not required for any person, regardless of age or residency, to fish for or possess fish and shellfish and a fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permit is not required to utilize department parking facilities except that it is unlawful to fish for or possess any species for which a catch record is required without a valid catch record card in possession. Anglers may fish with two poles in all lakes where it is legal to do so without purchasing a two-pole endorsement((, and may also fish in all open areas of the Columbia River and tributaries without purchasing a Columbia River endorsement)). During free fishing weekend only the license, endorsements, and permit provided for in this section are affected, and all other rules including the catch record card requirement remain in effect.

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

Columbia River endorsement.