A couple small, but very important things you're missing in your analysis of the statements you just challenged as contradictory, Bay Wolf:

The F&W Commission, by virtue of delegating ultimate authority to the WDFW Director, limits its reach to that of an advisory board (which is not much).

As regards the Commission guidance you bolded above, note that the word "appropriate" is included as a qualifier. That leaves the matter of what is, indeed, "appropriate" completely unresolved, thereby rendering it an "optional requirement." Lots of those to be found in our state laws.

One thing I've been very impressed with every time I've sought to point out where WDFW is not operating according to the law is how good the Legislature is at including language that leaves a way out of everything.