(1) Any interested person may petition the department for the promulgation of a new department rule, the amendment or repeal of an existing department rule, or for a declaratory ruling with respect to the applicability to any person, property, or state of facts of any rule or statute enforced by the department.
(2) All such petitions shall be delivered or mailed to the Office of the Secretary, Department of Corrections, P.O. Box 41101, Olympia, Washington 98504-1101.