WSR 01-02-079

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 00-270 -- Filed December 29, 2000, 2:45 p.m. , effective January 1, 2001, 12:01 a.m. ]

Date of Adoption: December 29, 2000.

Purpose: Amend personal use fishing rules.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900M; and amending WAC 232-28-619.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.

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 regulation is necessary due to lower than expected return of chum salmon to the Nisqually River providing escapement below projected needs. There is insufficient time to promulgate permanent rules.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: January 1, 2001, 12:01 a.m.

December 29, 2000

Sara G. LaBorde

for Jeff P. Koenings

Director


NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900M   Exceptions to statewide rules--Nisqually River.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective 12:01 a.m. January 1 through January 31, 2001 it is unlawful to fish for and possess salmon in those waters of the Nisqually river from mouth to the military tank crossing bridge (located one mile upstream of mouth of Muck Creek)

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REPEALER


     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. February 1, 2001:


WAC 232-28-61900M Exceptions to statewide rules -- Nisqually River.

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