WSR 98-23-013
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 98-232--Filed November 6, 1998, 1:06 p.m.]
Date of Adoption: October 27, 1998.
Purpose: To amend WAC 232-12-011 Wildlife classified as protected shall not be hunted or fished and to amend WAC 232-12-014 Wildlife classified as endangered species.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-12-011 and 232-12-014.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.020.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 98-19-025 on September 9, 1998.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: WAC 232-12-011 was further amended to remove, fisher Martes pennanti, from subsection (3).
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, amended 2, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
November 3, 1998
Lisa Pelly, Chair
Fish and Wildlife Commission
OTS-2433.2
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 98-71, filed 4/22/98, effective 5/23/98)
WAC 232-12-011 Wildlife classified as protected shall not be hunted or fished. Protected wildlife are designated into three subcategories: Threatened, sensitive, and other.
(1) Threatened species are any wildlife species native to the state of Washington that are likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout a significant portion of their range within the state without cooperative management or removal of threats. Protected wildlife designated as threatened include:
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| western gray squirrel | Sciurus griseus |
| Steller (northern)
sea lion |
Eumetopias jubatus |
| North American lynx | Lynx canadensis |
| Aleutian Canada goose | Branta Canadensis
leucopareia |
| bald eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
| ferruginous hawk | Buteo regalis |
| marbled murrelet | Brachyramphus marmoratus |
| green sea turtle | Chelonia mydas |
| loggerhead sea turtle | Caretta caretta |
| sage grouse | Centrocercus urophasianus |
| sharp-tailed grouse | Phasianus columbianus |
(2) Sensitive species are any wildlife species native to the state of Washington that are vulnerable or declining and are likely to become endangered or threatened in a significant portion of their range within the state without cooperative management or removal of threats. Protected wildlife designated as sensitive include:
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Gray whale | Eschrichtius gibbosus |
| Larch Mountain
salamander |
Plethodon larselli |
| Pygmy whitefish | Prosopium coulteri |
| Margined sculpin | Cottus marginatus |
(3) Other protected wildlife include:
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| cony or pika | Ochotona princeps |
| least chipmunk | Tamius minimus |
| yellow-pine chipmunk | Tamius amoenus |
| Townsend's chipmunk | Tamius townsendii |
| red-tailed chipmunk | Tamius ruficaudus |
| hoary marmot | Marmota caligata |
| Olympic marmot | Marmota olympus |
| Cascade
golden-mantled ground squirrel |
Spermophilus saturatus |
| golden-mantled
ground squirrel |
Spermophilus lateralis |
| Washington ground
squirrel |
Spermophilus washingtoni |
| red squirrel | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus |
| Douglas squirrel | Tamiasciurus douglasii |
| northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus |
| (( |
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| wolverine | Gulo gulo |
| painted turtle | Chrysemys picta |
| California mountain
kingsnake |
Lampropeltis zonata; |
All birds not classified as game birds, predatory birds or
endangered species, or designated as threatened species or
sensitive species; all bats, except when found in or immediately
adjacent to a dwelling or other occupied building; (([all
wildlife within Titlow Beach Marine Preserve Area and the
conservation areas defined in chapter 220-16 WAC;])) all wildlife
within Titlow Beach Marine Preserve Area and the conservation
areas defined in chapter 220-16 WAC; mammals of the order
Cetacea, including whales, porpoises, and mammals of the order
Pinnipedia not otherwise classified as endangered species, or
designated as threatened species or sensitive species. This
section shall not apply to hair seals and sea lions which are
threatening to damage or are damaging commercial fishing gear
being utilized in a lawful manner or when said mammals are
damaging or threatening to damage commercial fish being lawfully
taken with commercial gear.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 98-10-021 (Order 98-71), § 232-12-011, filed 4/22/98, effective 5/23/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 75.08.080. 98-06-031, § 232-12-011, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.020. 97-18-019 (Order 97-167), § 232-12-011, filed 8/25/97, effective 9/25/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040, 77.12.020, 77.12.030 and 77.32.220. 97-12-048, § 232-12-011, filed 6/2/97, effective 7/3/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.020. 93-21-027 (Order 615), § 232-12-011, filed 10/14/93, effective 11/14/93; 90-11-065 (Order 441), § 232-12-011, filed 5/15/90, effective 6/15/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 89-11-061 (Order 392), § 232-12-011, filed 5/18/89; 82-19-026 (Order 192), § 232-12-011, filed 9/9/82; 81-22-002 (Order 174), § 232-12-011, filed 10/22/81; 81-12-029 (Order 165), § 232-12-011, filed 6/1/81.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: RCW 34.05.395 requires the use of underlining and deletion marks to indicate amendments to existing rules, and deems ineffectual changes not filed by the agency in this manner. The bracketed material in the above section does not appear to conform to the statutory requirement.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 97-167, filed 8/25/97, effective 9/25/97)
WAC 232-12-014 Wildlife classified as endangered species. Endangered species include:
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| pygmy rabbit | Brachylagus idahoensis |
| fisher | Martes pennanti |
| gray wolf | Canis lupus |
| grizzly bear | Ursus arctos |
| sea otter | Enhydra lutris |
| sei whale | Balaenoptera borealis |
| fin whale | Balaenoptera physalus |
| blue whale | Balaenoptera musculus |
| humpback whale | Megaptera novaeangliae |
| black right whale | Balaena glacialis |
| sperm whale | Physeter macrocephalus |
| Columbian white-tailed
deer |
Odocoileus virginianus leucurus |
| woodland caribou | Rangifer tarandus caribou |
| American white pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos |
| brown pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis |
| peregrine falcon | Falco peregrinus |
| sandhill crane | Grus canadensis |
| snowy plover | charadrius alexandrinus |
| upland sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda |
| spotted owl | Strix occidentalis |
| western pond turtle | Clemmys marmorata |
| leatherback sea turtle | Dermochelys coriacea |
| Oregon silverspot
butterfly |
Speyeria zerene hippolyta |
| Oregon spotted frog | Rana pretiosa |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.020. 97-18-019 (Order 97-167), § 232-12-014, filed 8/25/97, effective 9/25/97; 93-21-026 (Order 616), § 232-12-014, filed 10/14/93, effective 11/14/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.020(6). 88-05-032 (Order 305), § 232-12-014, filed 2/12/88. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 82-19-026 (Order 192), § 232-12-014, filed 9/9/82; 81-22-002 (Order 174), § 232-12-014, filed 10/22/81; 81-12-029 (Order 165), § 232-12-014, filed 6/1/81.]