WSR 13-17-074
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 13-200—Filed August 16, 2013, 11:50 a.m., effective August 18, 2013, 12:01 a.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: August 18, 2013, 12:01 a.m.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900Y.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020.
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: The Sol Duc Hatchery has achieved the needed spring/summer chinook broodstock, which allows the Sol Duc River to reopen for angling.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: August 16, 2013.
Philip Anderson
Director
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. August 18, 2013:
WAC 232-28-61900Y
Exceptions to statewide rules—Sol Duc River. (13-143)