WSR 16-01-094 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-446—Filed December 15, 2015, 5:15 p.m., effective January 15, 2016] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Amends WAC 220-55-180 to remove language that narrowed the use of transaction fee funds to allow for the use of transaction fee funds as provided by RCW 77.32.050.
Reasons supporting proposal: RCW 77.32.050 states that a transaction fee on commercial and recreational license documents issued through an automated licensing system may be set by the fish and wildlife commission and collected from licensees. RCW 77.32.050 also provides that the department may authorize all or part of such fee to be paid directly to a contractor providing automated licensing services. The department sets this transaction fee in WAC 220-55-180. The department is considering changes to WAC 220-55-180 to align the WAC language to allow for the use of transaction fee funds as provided in RCW 77.32.050. The fish and wildlife commission adopted the amendments to the rule at the December 11, 2015, fish and wildlife commission meeting after a briefing on and holding of a public hearing on the proposed changes.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-55-180.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 15-22-098 on November 3, 2015.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: December 11, 2015.
Brad Smith, Ph.D., Chair
Fish and Wildlife Commission
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 11-22-002, filed 10/19/11, effective 11/19/11)
WAC 220-55-180 Point-of-sale transaction fee.
The point-of-sale transaction fee shall be used to operate an automated licensing system or for other uses that support providing fish and wildlife related opportunities, customer service, and enhanced experiences for department license holders. This fee shall be applied to all automated licensing system purchases of recreational and commercial documents. The transaction fee shall be ten percent of the value of the document transaction, excluding any applicable dealer fees.
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