WSR 18-03-148
EXPEDITED RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Filed January 22, 2018, 1:21 p.m.]
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Amend WAC 220-351-080, concerning license fees.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Amend WAC 220-351-080; this WAC includes fees for the combination guide license that are no longer valid for license year 2018. These fees were updated in HB 1597 effective January 1, 2018.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Amend WAC 220-351-080; this WAC includes fees for the combination guide license that are no longer valid for license year 2018. These fees were updated in HB 1597 effective January 1, 2018.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.090, 77.04.130, 77.65.370, 77.65.440, 77.65.480.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Washington department of fish and wildlife (WDFW), governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Trisha Anderson, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, WA 98501, 360-902-2211; Implementation: Peter Vernie, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, WA 98501, 360-902-2302; and Enforcement: Chief Steve Bear, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, WA 98501, 360-902-2936.
This notice meets the following criteria to use the expedited adoption process for these rules:
Corrects typographical errors, make address or name changes, or clarify language of a rule without changing its effect.
Content is explicitly and specifically dictated by statute.
Explanation of the Reason the Agency Believes the Expedited Rule-Making Process is Appropriate: Based on the rationale of RCW 34.05.353 (1)(c) and (d), the department believes that an expedited rule-making process is appropriate because the proposed rule only clarifies language of a rule without changing its effect and makes a rule consistent with existing statute.
NOTICE
THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Scott Bird, WDFW, 600 Capitol Way North, phone 360-902-2403, fax 360-902-2155, email Rules.Coordinator@dfw.wa.gov, AND RECEIVED BY March 26, 2018.
January 22, 2018
Scott Bird
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 17-05-112, filed 2/15/17, effective 3/18/17)
WAC 220-351-080 Combined fish guide license.
A combined fish guide license allows the holder to offer or perform the services of a food fish guide and a game fish guide. The fee for a resident combined fish guide license is $((435)) 815 and the fee for a nonresident combined fish guide license is $((1,435)) 1,045. The application fee and surcharge for regional fishery enhancement groups as required by RCW 77.95.090 are included in the overall cost of the combined fish guide license.