Grazing rules

The adopted rule changes include:

• In section 1 of the rule proposed in WSR 20-18-060, previous language about “desired ecological condition” was removed. That language was retained in the adopted rule amendments.
• In section 3 of the proposed rule, language requiring permits to be submitted to the Commission for review was replaced with language requiring the Commission to approve permits before the Department could issue them. The adopted amendments eliminated language about Commission approval and retained the previous language about Commission review.
• Also in section 3 of the proposed rule, previous language authorizing the Department to issue permits unless the Commission had disapproved them within thirty days was removed. This removal was directly connected with the subject in change (2) above, wherein grazing permits would have needed Commission approval rather than Commission review. The adopted amendments eliminated the proposed requirement of Commission review and retained the language authorizing permit issuance unless the Commission disapproves within thirty days.
• In section 4 of the proposed rule, a reference to Commission review and approval of certain permits was found. This reference was modified to refer only to Commission review in the adopted rule amendments.