2026 Deleterious Wildlife CR-102
2026 Deleterious Wildlife CR-102
Comment on the preproposal notice
Visit WDFW's rulemaking page for more information.
The department’s purpose is two-fold:
- The department needs to proactively minimize the risk of spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and infection in the greater state cervid population. In support of this endeavor, the department seeks to update and clarify the administrative requirements for individuals who possess, sell, import, propagate, transfer, or maintain live deleterious and native wildlife.
- The department seeks to make the current rule – WAC 220-640-200 - regulating deleterious wildlife more manageable and easier to understand for the public. Structurally, the rule proposal creates eleven new proposed rules that are currently described in varying degrees in WAC 220-640-220; each new proposed rule updates and clarifies these specific topics. In addition, the proposal amends one related rule in WAC chapter 220-450-030, WAC 220-450-040 and also the existing deleterious rule 220-640-200.
To see what the purposed changes, please visit WDFW's rule making page under current rule making projects - 2025 Deleterious Wildlife and Chronic Wasting Disease.
You may submit comment on the proposed rule making language for the three groups listed below:
- WAC 220-450-030 and WAC 220-450-040
- WAC 220-640-200
- NEW SECTIONS include WAC 220-640-210 through WAC 220-640-310
Please note: All comments received by WDFW are part of the public record and will be available for public viewing - so please do not include private information in the text of your comments. Comments are subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act, RCW 42.56.
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