Washington State Register, Issue 24-12

• Jurisdiction: Washington
• Library: Washington Register
• Year: 2024

WSR 24-12-002

PERMANENT RULES

GAMBLING COMMISSION

[Filed May 22, 2024, 1:59 p.m., effective June 22, 2024]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: This new rule provides clear language to ensure that ad-

jacent card rooms operate as separate and distinct licensed business

premises. Additionally, this rule will be located in chapter 230-03

WAC, which relates to prelicensing procedures, rather than in chapter

230-06 WAC, which details rules for all licenses.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 230-03-182; and

repealing WAC 230-06-046.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.46.070.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 24-06-015 and 24-07-074 on Feb-

ruary 26, 2024, and March 18, 2024.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Stat-

ute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0,

Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0,

Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental

Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1,

Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or

Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0,

Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed

0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: May 22, 2024.

Adam Amorine

Legal Manager and Rules Coordinator

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NEW SECTION

WAC 230-03-182 Additional requirements for nonhouse-banked,

Class F, and house-banked card rooms. (1) The licensed business prem-

ises of nonhouse-banked, Class F, and house-banked card rooms may not

be adjacent to each other unless:

(a) Each is a fully separate and distinct licensed business prem-

ises; and

(b) There is a solid wall, with no internal access, between the

two premises; and

(c) Each licensed business premises must operate as an independ-

ent commercial stimulant as defined in RCW 9.46.0217.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to nonhouse-

banked, Class F, and house-banked card room physical locations that

have any of the features listed in subsection (1) of this section and

were licensed as of July 1, 2018.

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(3) Adjacent card rooms must post signs at each entrance that is

accessible by the public to clearly notify customers of the licensed

business premises' identity.

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WSR 24-12-003

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[Order 24-05—Filed May 22, 2024, 2:25 p.m., effective June 22, 2024]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: This rule amendment aligns the hydraulic code rules

(chapter 220-660 WAC) with SHB 1085 (chapter 135, Laws of 2023).

SHB 1085 was passed during the 2023 legislature and went into ef-

fect January 1, 2024. The topic of the bill is plastic pollution re-

duction and the section that is relevant to the hydraulic code rules

is section 3. It establishes legal standards for the sale, distribu-

tion, and installation of flotation materials in overwater structures

(e.g., docks and swim floats).

The hydraulic code rules govern the administration of hydraulic

project approval (HPA) permits, under authority granted in chapter

77.55 RCW. HPA permitting program already regulates the installation

and use of flotation materials. The Washington department of fish and

wildlife is amending the hydraulic code rules sections that address

overwater structures in freshwater and in saltwater. The amendments

incorporate the language from SHB 1085, section 3 that contains stand-

ards for the containment of foam flotation. The existing rules already

require flotation materials to be contained, but with less detail. The

amended language adds detail to mirror the new statute. Additionally,

erroneous language regarding plastic "wrap" has been eliminated in WAC

220-660-140. Amending the rules improves clarity for the regulated

community.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC

220-660-140 and 220-660-380.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.12.047,

77.55.021, and 34.05.328.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 24-03-152 on January 23, 2024.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Stat-

ute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0,

Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0,

Amended 2, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental

Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0,

Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or

Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0,

Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed

0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: April 19, 2024.

B. Baker, Chair

Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission

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