Any person may petition the agency requesting the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule. A petition form is available for download (PDF) from the Office of Financial Management. Petitions must be sent to the Agency Rules Coordinator at Rules.Coordinator@dfw.wa.gov to receive consideration.
WDFW will respond with a decision letter within 60 days from the date the petition was received. If the petition is granted, the agency will initiate rule making by developing a CR-102 rule proposal, which will undergo the full public comment process before receiving a final decision.
For information on petitions that have been decided on or withdrawn, visit our "archived" (granted, denied, and withdrawn) petitions page.
Pending Commission decision
Petition: Spring Black Bear Hunting Season
Received: Nov 1, 2024
The petitioner is requesting that his petition be accepted, and rulemaking begin for a Spring Black Bear Hunting Season.
Due Date: December 31, 2024
Petition: Changes to barbed hook rules WAC 220-331-030(2) in Marine Areas 5-13.
Received: Oct 24, 2024
Petitioner is asking that the Department consider allowing for any two fish taken rather than any two marked fish to help increase the survival of salmon.
Due date: December 23, 2024
Petition: Barbed hooks (PDF)
Petition: Spring Black Bear Hunting
Received: Oct 17, 2024
The petitioner is requesting that the Commission reconsider their decision and open rulemaking to allow for a Spring Black Bear Hunting Season.
Due date: 12/16/24
Petition: Spring Black Bear (PDF)
Petition: Spring Black Bear Season
Received: Sep 30, 2024
The petitioner is requesting the Commission begin rulemaking for a Spring Black Bear Hunting Season that would allow WDFW to manage human-bear conflict and other management concerns in the spring. The petitioner points out that a Spring black bear season occurs in four surrounding jurisdictions and could potentially reduce human bear conflict.
Due date: 11/29/24
Petition: Spring Black Bear Season (PDF)