Current rule-making petitions

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For information on petitions that have been decided on or withdrawn, visit our "archived" (granted, denied, and withdrawn) petitions page.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: Black Bear Managment

    Received: Aug 13, 2024

    The petitioner is requesting the Commission begin rulemaking that would allow the issuance of a management-based black bear hunting permit that would allow WDFW to geographically distribute hunters as compared to the general fall black bear season. The permits would be designed to target specific areas where issues, such as timber damage, high bear/human conflicts, and where ungulate neonate survival is low due to possible bear predation occur.

    Petition: Petition: Black Bear Management (PDF)