PARKS AND RECREATION

[Filed April 19, 2024, 11:13 a.m., effective May 20, 2024]

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

Purpose: Washington state parks and recreation commission amended the annual moorage permit, WAC 352-12-030. The amendments will clarify the distinction between saltwater and freshwater annual moorage users, and nonrecreational and commercial use of the annual moorage permit.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 352-12-030.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 79A.05.030, 79A.05.070.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 24-04-073 on February 2, 2024.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: April 19, 2024.

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 08-24-006, filed 11/20/08, effective 12/21/08)

WAC 352-12-030Annual moorage permits.

(1) Annual moorage permits may be obtained for the period January 1 through December 31, inclusive. Application for such permits may be obtained from most state park ((managers or rangers, or by writing))office locations, or by submitting an application to the Commission Headquarters, P.O. Box 42650, Olympia, WA 98504-2650, or online at ((www.parks.wa.gov))https://parks.wa.gov.

(2) Annual moorage permits will be issued for a ((particular))specific recreational vessel. The charge for such permits will be based upon the length of the vessel for which the permit is issued and will be published by state parks. Annual moorage permits are intended for recreational use only and are not valid for commercial use.

(3) Annual permits shall be visible from outside the vessel, and permanently affixed to the lower left corner of the vessel's left (port) forward windshield, or to the left (port) outside transom, or if a sailboat, on the forward portion of the left (port) cabin trunk, or as otherwise instructed by the director or designee.

(4) Annual moorage permits are accepted at state parks saltwater sites that are designated first come, first served. Annual moorage permits are not valid at reservable marinas or freshwater facilities.

(5) Except as provided in WAC 352-12-060, any violation of this section is an infraction under chapter 7.84 RCW.