WSR 21-18-015
AGENDA
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Filed August 20, 2021, 12:42 p.m.]
Following is the semi-annual rule-making agenda for the Washington department of fish and wildlife (WDFW) for publication in the Washington State Register pursuant to RCW 34.05.314.
There may be additional rule-making activity not on the agenda as conditions warrant.
If you have any questions about this rule-making agenda, please feel free to contact Annie Szvetecz, WDFW Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 43200, Olympia, WA 98504-3200, email annie.szvetecz@dfw.wa.gov, phone 360-902-2196.
SEMI-ANNUAL RULES DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
July - December 2021
WAC Chapter
Rule Title or Subject
Agency Contact
Tentative Timeline
 
 
 
CR-101
CR-102
CR-105
CR-103
Short Description
220-460
Commercial whale watching licenses
Julie Watson
Julie.watson@dfw.wa.gov
Not applicable
CR-105
WSR 21-11-095
Filed May 19, 2021
August- September 2021
Amend rules directed in state statute by updating and aligning the definitions and language in WAC 220-460 with the 2021 amendments to RCW 77.65.615, and correct typographical errors and clarify language of the rule without changing its effect.
220-500
Shed animal parts
Scott Bird
Scott.bird@dfw.wa.gov
August 1, 2021
October 20, 2021
December 11, 2021
Amend rules to prohibit the collection of shed animal parts on WDFW lands or public lands.
220-353
Testing commercial fishing gear
Scott Bird
Scott.bird@dfw.wa.gov
August 1, 2021
October 20, 2021
December 11, 2021
Amend rules to clarify the requirements for notifying department law enforcement officers about testing commercial fishing gear.
220-359
Clarifying language
Scott Bird
Scott.bird@dfw.wa.gov
August 1, 2021
October 20, 2021
December 11, 2021
Amend rules to ensure regulatory consistency with US v. Oregon Policy Committee.
WAC 220-200-100 and 220-610-010
Ferruginous hawk
Heather Bonagofski
Heather.bonagofski@dfw.wa.gov
October 14, 2020
June 22, 2021
August 2021
Up-listing of species classification from threatened to endangered.
220-415
Spring black bear
Heather Bonagofski
Heather.bonagofski@dfw.wa.gov
July 7, 2021
October 20, 2021
November 19, 2021
Update rules with the appropriate season dates.
WAC 220-200-100 and 220-610-010
White pelican
Heather Bonagofski
Heather.bonagofski@dfw.wa.gov
October 14, 2020
September 1, 2021
November 19, 2021
Proposed down-listing from classified as endangered species to wildlife classified as protected.
WAC 220-200-100 and 220-610-010
Island marble murrelet
Heather Bonagofski
Heather.bonagofski@dfw.wa.gov
October 14, 2020
September 1, 2021
November 19, 2021
Change of species classification.
WAC 220-200-100 and 220-610-010
Cascade red fox
Heather Bonagofski
Heather.bonagofski@dfw.wa.gov
October 14, 2020
September 1, 2021
November 19, 2021
Change of species classification.
WAC 220-200-100 and 220-610-010
Western snowy plover
Heather Bonagofski
Heather.bonagofski@dfw.wa.gov
October 14, 2020
September 1, 2021
November 19, 2021
Change of species classification.
220-400
2022 Hunting season setting
Heather Bonagofski
Heather.bonagofski@dfw.wa.gov
November 2021
January 2022
February 2022
Annual update for the 2022 hunting permits and regulations.
220-500
Domestic sheep and goat on department lands
Heather Bonagofski
Heather.bonagofski@dfw.wa.gov
September 1, 2021
On or after October 15, 2021
November 23, 2021
Permanent rule to limit use of pack goats on department lands in order to protect bighorn sheep from disease transmission.
WAC 220-413-030 and 220-413-180
Importation of animal parts
Heather Bonagofski
Heather.bonagofski@dfw.wa.gov
May 23, 2021
August 3, 2021
October 2021
Updating list of prohibited states for importation of animal parts due to chronic wasting disease.
Minor text change for game management area designations.
220-400
Wolf—Livestock conflict deterrence
Julia Smith
Julia.Smith@dfw.wa.gov
October 13, 2020
January 2022
May 2022
Regulations related to the management of wolf-livestock conflict.
WAC 220-352-035, 220-352-305, 220-352-060, 220-352-140, 220-340-430, 220-340-480, and 220-353-020
Commercial crab fishing
Heather Hall
Heather.hall@dfw.wa.gov
April 5, 2021
June 23, 2021
October 2021
Amend coastal commercial Dungeness crab fishing regulations and mandatory electronic fish ticket reporting for several Puget Sound and coastal shellfish fisheries.
Title 220 WAC
Recreational fishing
Kelly Henderson
Kelly.henderson@dfw.wa.gov
July 20, 2021
September 22, 2021
January 2022
Address critical conservation objectives and to provide harvest opportunities consistent with conservation objectives.
Title 220 WAC
Nontreaty fisheries in Columbia River
Charlene Hurst
Charlene.hurst@dfw.wa.gov
May 19, 2021
December 2021
April 2022
Expand the types of gears available for commercial harvesting of salmon in the Columbia River and reduce the number of Washington nontreaty commercial licenses participating in the Columbia River gillnet fishery.
Title 220 WAC
Fish passage
Gabrielle Stilwater
Gabrielle.stilwater@dfw.wa.gov
June 17, 2020
March 9, 2022
May 18, 2022
Implement the fishway, flow and screening statute (chapter 77.57 RCW), and the 2019 ESHB 1109 (chapter 415, Laws of 2019).
Annie Szetecz
Rules Coordinator