WSR 25-24-104
EXPEDITED RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 25-25—Filed December 3, 2025, 11:29 a.m.]
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Clarification of WAC 220-220-080 Reduced rate combination deer hunting licenses.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The purpose of this rule project is to amend WAC 220-220-080 in order to clarify the correct pricing for combination deer licenses.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: The Washington department of fish and wildlife (WDFW) amended WAC 220-220-080 under WSR 25-20-032 filed on September 23, 2025. These changes were made based on passage of SSB 5583, which required changes to licensing fees for hunting. In the amendment process, WDFW inadvertently removed [sub]sections of the rule that should have remained. The proposed amendments correct these errors.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Peter Vernie, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98501, 360-584-7033; Implementation: Nate Pamplin, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98501, 360-902-2302; and Enforcement: Chief Steve Bear, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98501, 360-902-2605.
This notice meets the following criteria to use the expedited adoption process for these rules:
Adopts or incorporates by reference without material change federal statutes or regulations, Washington state statutes, rules of other Washington state agencies, shoreline master programs other than those programs governing shorelines of statewide significance, or, as referenced by Washington state law, national consensus codes that generally establish industry standards, if the material adopted or incorporated regulates the same subject matter and conduct as the adopting or incorporating rule.
Explanation of the Reason the Agency Believes the Expedited Rule-Making Process is Appropriate: The expedited rule making is necessary to clarify laws passed in SSB 5583 during the 2025 legislative session.
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, Rules Coordinator, WDFW, P.O. Box 43200, Olympia, WA 98501, phone 360-902-2403, fax 360-902-2155, email rules.coordinator@dfw.wa.gov, beginning December 3, 2025, AND RECEIVED BY February 2, 2026.
December 3, 2025
Scott Bird
Rules Coordinator
RDS-6874.3
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 25-20-032, filed 9/23/25, effective 10/24/25)
WAC 220-220-080Reduced rate combination deer hunting licenses.
(1) There is hereby created combination deer hunting licenses that allow the holder to hunt deer for the purposes described below. A person purchasing any big game license that includes deer may purchase a reduced rate combination license as follows:
(a) If a hunter is drawn for a special deer permit in the second deer category, they may purchase a second deer tag and utilize their special hunting permit authorizing and conditioning the harvest of a second deer. The fee for this combined license is $21 less than the sum of the big game license containing deer and the second deer tag.
(b) If a hunter is drawn for a special permit in the master hunter deer category, they must purchase a master hunter deer tag as authorized and conditioned by the commission to harvest a second deer. A master hunter in good standing must also purchase a master hunter deer tag in order to utilize a damage prevention or kill permit authorized and conditioned by the department. The fee for this combined license is $40 less than the sum of the big game license containing deer and the master hunter second deer tag.
(c) If a hunter is issued a damage prevention or kill permit authorized by the department, the hunter must purchase a damage deer tag. The fee for this combined license is $40 less than the sum of the big game license containing deer and the damage deer second tag.
(2) It is unlawful to possess a multi-season or second deer transport tag except as authorized by this section.