WSR 21-07-019

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[Order 21-15—Filed March 5, 2021, 1:11 p.m., effective April 5, 2021]

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

Purpose: Washington department of fish and wildlife (WDFW) reclassified the Oregon vesper sparrow as endangered in WAC 220-610-010 Wildlife classified as endangered species. The estimated population of the Oregon vesper sparrow in Washington is approximately three hundred birds, with most (~75%) of them on a single site, Joint Base Lewis-McChord's 91st Division Prairie.

We have classified the Oregon vesper sparrow as endangered in the state of Washington under WAC 220-610-010. With this change it will include the additional regulation and enforcement of wildlife classified as endangered identified in RCW 77.15.120. WDFW will be working on a recovery plan for the species according to WAC 220-610-110.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-610-010.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.013, 77.04.020, 77.04.055, and 77.12.020.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 21-01-187 on December 21, 2020.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: February 12, 2021.

Larry M. Carpenter, Chair

Fish and Wildlife Commission

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