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 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For information on petitions that have been decided on or withdrawn, visit our "archived" (granted, denied, and withdrawn) petitions page.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: Closure Date Change for Blue, Park, and Deep Lakes

    Received: Mar 19, 2024

    The petitioner is requesting that the Commission consider changing the closure date on Park, Blue, and Deep Lakes in Grant County from September 30th to October 31st. 

    Supporting documents

  • Petition: Cougar Management & Public Safety Hunting Seasons

    Received: Mar 17, 2024

    The petitioner is requesting that the Commission begin rulemaking for the Cougar Management & Public Safety Hunting Seasons separate from the Cougar rulemaking that is currently underway. 

    Petition: Petition: Cougar Management & Public Safety Hunting Seasons (PDF)

  • Petition: Spring Black Bear Hunting Season

    Received: Mar 17, 2024

    The petitioner is requesting that the Commission begin rulemaking for the return of the Recreational Spring Black Bear Hunting Seasons.

    Petition: Petition: Spring Black Bear Hunting Seasons (PDF)

  • Petition: Antler Restriction Standardization

    Received: Mar 1, 2024

    The petitioner is requesting that the Commission change regulations that would standardize the antler restriction to a three-point minimum in District 1 within Region 1 for White-Tailed Deer.

    Petition: Petition: Antler Restriction Standardization (PDF)

  • Petitions: Use of Battery Powered or Other Electronic Decoys & Calls

    Received: Feb 20, 2024

    Petitioners are requesting that the Commission change regulations to allow the use or aid of battery powered or other electronic devices as decoys when hunting waterfowl, turkey, snow geese, ross geese, or deer. The Petitioner seeks to amend hunting regulations to allow the use of electric power to directly or indirectly cause rotation of decoy wings or blades that simulate wings from the third Saturday in November through the end of all waterfowl seasons.

    Supporting documents