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Washington Administrative Code
Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department ofENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND CONSERVATION
Chapter 220-640 - Invasive/nonnative species
Section 220-640-020 - Aquatic invasive species classification

Wash. Admin. Code § 220-640-020

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Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024
Section 220-640-020 - Aquatic invasive species classification

Prior to or at the time of classifying species by rule as prohibited or regulated, the department, in consultation with the invasive species council, must adopt rules establishing standards for determining invasive risk levels and criteria for determining beneficial use that take into consideration environmental impacts, and especially effects on the preservation of native species, salmon recovery, and threatened or endangered species.

Wash. Admin. Code § 220-640-020

Decodified by WSR 17-05-112, Filed 2/15/2017, effective 3/18/2017. Recodified from § 232-12-01701.
Amended by WSR 18-06-006, Filed 2/22/2018, effective 3/25/2018
Amended by WSR 18-16-042, Filed 7/25/2018, effective 8/25/2018

Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 99-08-024 (Order 99-19), § 232-12-01701, filed 3/29/99, effective 4/29/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.020 and 77.12.040. 96-15-096 (Order 96-80), § 232-12-01701, filed 7/19/96, effective 8/19/96.