WSR 17-20-030 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 17-254—Filed September 27, 2017, 3:02 p.m., effective October 28, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The proposal will reclassify loggerhead sea turtle from the state's threatened subcategory (WAC 220-200-100) to [the] state's endangered subcategory (WAC 220-610-010).
In addition, the proposal will classify the yellow-billed cuckoo under the state's endangered subcategory (WAC 220-610-010). Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-200-100 and 220-610-010. Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-13-131 on June 21, 2017. Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: WAC 220-200-100 Wildlife classified as protected shall not be hunted or fished.
Proposed corrections to common and scientific names include the following:
Change to the following respectively:
After northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus, add the following:
Rationale: The changes in taxonomy to sage-grouse, gray whale, golden-mantled ground squirrel, and Washington ground squirrel, have been accepted by the scientific community. Additionally, these authorities have recently split the northern flying squirrel into the northern flying squirrel and the Humboldt's flying squirrel. The scientific names for sharp-tailed grouse and the chipmunks were incorrect.
WAC 220-610-010 Wildlife classified as endangered species.
Proposed corrections to common and scientific names include the following:
Change to the following respectively:
Rationale: These are changes in taxonomy by recognized scientific organizations/authorities that have been accepted by the scientific community. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 8, 2017. Brad Smith, Chair Fish and Wildlife Commission
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 17-05-112, filed 2/15/17, effective 3/18/17)
WAC 220-200-100 Wildlife classified as protected shall not be hunted or fished.
Protected wildlife are designated into three subcategories: Threatened, sensitive, and other.
(1) Threatened species are any wildlife species native to the state of Washington that are likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout a significant portion of their range within the state without cooperative management or removal of threats. Protected wildlife designated as threatened include:
(2) Sensitive species are any wildlife species native to the state of Washington that are vulnerable or declining and are likely to become endangered or threatened in a significant portion of their range within the state without cooperative management or removal of threats. Protected wildlife designated as sensitive include:
(3) Other protected wildlife include:
All birds not classified as game birds, predatory birds or endangered species, or designated as threatened species or sensitive species; all bats, except when found in or immediately adjacent to a dwelling or other occupied building; mammals of the order Cetacea, including whales, porpoises, and mammals of the order Pinnipedia not otherwise classified as endangered species, or designated as threatened species or sensitive species. This section shall not apply to hair seals and sea lions which are threatening to damage or are damaging commercial fishing gear being utilized in a lawful manner or when said mammals are damaging or threatening to damage commercial fish being lawfully taken with commercial gear.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 17-05-112, filed 2/15/17, effective 3/18/17)
WAC 220-610-010 Wildlife classified as endangered species.
Endangered species include:
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