WSR 26-05-032
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 25-15—Filed February 11, 2026, 11:09 a.m., effective March 14, 2026]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The purpose of this rule project is to amend WAC 220-220-080 to clarify the correct pricing for combination deer licenses.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-220-080, closed areas, reduced rate combination deer hunting licenses.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-24-104 on December 3, 2025.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 11, 2026.
Kelly Susewind
Director
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.