WSR 97-10-063

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

(Fisheries)

[Order 97-70--Filed May 2, 1997, 3:23 p.m., effective May 5, 1997, 12:01 a.m.]

Date of Adoption: April 30, 1997.

Purpose: Personal use rules.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-56-285.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 75.08.080.

Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.

Reasons for this Finding: This rule will keep sturgeon harvest to the 200-fish catch guideline established by the Washington-Oregon sturgeon management agreement. Additional harvest would impact brood stock. There is insufficient time to promulgate a permanent rule without adversely affecting sturgeon.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Effective Date of Rule: May 5, 1997, 12:01 a.m.

April 30, 1997

Bern Shanks

Director

NEW SECTION

WAC 220-56-28500K Sturgeon--Areas and seasons. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-285, effective 12:01 a.m. May 5, 1997 until further notice it is unlawful to retain sturgeon from the Columbia River and its tributaries from the Dalles Dam to John Day Dam.

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