WSR 14-19-040 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 14-243—Filed September 9, 2014, 4:43 p.m., effective September 9, 2014, 4:43 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-18000E; and amending WAC 220-310-180.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.12.045, and 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: Sufficient abundance of hatchery-origin chinook are available for harvest in the Nemah River system. Increasing the daily limit of adult salmon will provide additional angling opportunity.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: September 9, 2014.
James B. Scott, Jr.
for Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-18000E Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Coastal.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-180, effective immediately through November 30, 2014, anglers may retain one additional adult hatchery Chinook as part of the daily limit in those waters of the North Nemah River from the Highway 101 Bridge upstream to the bridge on Nemah Valley Road.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective December 1, 2014
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