WSR 98-06-059

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[Order 98-24--Filed February 27, 1998, 4:50 p.m., effective March 1, 1998, 12:01 a.m.]

Date of Adoption: February 26, 1998.

Purpose: Personal use rules.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-28-619.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.040.

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 is interim until permanent rules can be filed or take effect. This rule is necessary to implement size and catch limits for game fish in Coffee Pot Lake. Public access has just been obtained and this is a new fishery.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.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: March 1, 1998, 12:01 a.m.

February 26, 1998

Bern Shanks

Director

NEW SECTION

WAC 232-28-61900E Washington game fish--Exceptions to state-wide rules. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-12-619 and WAC 232-28-619, effective 12:01 a.m. March 1, 1998 until further notice, the following rules apply in Coffee Pot Lake (Lincoln County): Selective gear rules except electric motors allowed. Trout: Daily limit two. Bass: Daily limit two, maximum length fourteen inches. Crappie: Daily limit ten.