2025–2026 Wildlife Regulation Review & Amendment Process Timeline

In consultation with individuals and constituent groups, DWR Wildlife Division staffs assess constituent and agency regulatory concerns and ideas for changes.  Public participation and feedback is solicited.

Wildlife staffs provide a brief summary on the status of the Public Scoping Period.

Wildlife staffs will review significant feedback received during the public scoping period and seek Board input on potential regulation amendment issues.

Wildlife Division programmatic committees analyze biological and sociological data relevant to regulatory issues, to include:

• Public feedback received during the public scoping period
• Constituent satisfaction survey results
• Meetings between DWR and individuals/constituent groups
• Results of continuous, ongoing feedback from the public since previous regulation cycle

Programmatic committee chairs, Wildlife Division management, Law Enforcement Division management, and other appropriate DWR staffs convene in mid- to late February to review the status of current programmatic committee recommendations and finalize development of proposal-stage regulation amendments.  Proposal-stage regulation amendments are submitted to the Office of the Attorney General for review.

Wildlife staffs will present staff-generated, proposal-stage regulation amendments to the Board for its review and consideration.  Board accepts public comment on staff-generated, proposal-stage regulation amendments and accepts additional regulation amendment recommendations from the public.  The Board deliberates and votes to propose regulation amendments.

A comment period will be conducted within these dates to solicit feedback on Board regulation amendment proposals.

Wildlife staffs will present final proposed regulation amendment recommendations to the Board for its review and consideration.  Board accepts public comment on final proposed regulation amendments.  The Board deliberates and, as desired, votes to adopt regulation amendments.