Revised September 8, 2023, Special Commission Meeting agenda - WDFW Fish and Wildlife Commission

Minutes and audio/video recordings

1:00 - 1:15 PM – B. Land Transaction – Briefing, Public Comment, and Decision

The Commission will consider approval of a land transaction recommended by the Department.

Staff Report: Thomas Woodruff, Property Acquisition Specialist and Lt. Kit Rosenberger

1:15 - 1:30 P.M. – C. Petitions: Spring Bear 2024 Recreational Hunting – Briefing, Decision

The Commission will consider two petitions to “Begin rulemaking for the 2024 recreational Spring bear hunting season.”

 

Staff Report: Eric Gardner, Wildlife Director and Stephanie Landry, Carnivore Section Manager, Game Division, Anis Aoude, Game Division Manager

1:30 - 2:00 P.M. – D. Petition: Rulemaking for the year-round cougar hunting season in Washington – Briefing, Decision

The Commission will consider a petition to “immediately begin Rule Making for the Year-Round Cougar Hunting Season in Washington State.”

Staff Report: Anis Aoude, Game Division Manager

2:00 - 2:30 P.M. – E. Petition: Rulemaking to amend the cougar management removal permit program and WAC 220-440-030 – Briefing, Decision

The Commission will consider a petition to “Immediately begin Rule Making to Amend the Cougar Management Removal Permit Program and RCW 771.15.245 and WAC 220-440-030”.

Staff Report: Jim Brown, Wildlife Landowner Services Division

2:30 P.M. – Withdrawn Petition: Rulemaking to put in place enforceable standards to regulate the state’s management of endangered gray wolves – Briefing, Decision

This item was removed from the agenda because the petition was withdrawn by the petitioners.

The Commission will consider a petition to “undertake rulemaking to put in place enforceable standards to regulate the state’s management of endangered gray wolves.”