WSR 14-20-001
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 14-259—Filed September 17, 2014, 4:27 p.m., effective September 17, 2014, 4:27 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-56-195.
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: The #2 Red Buoy is no longer available as a physical boundary marker for a closed area in Dungeness Bay. GPS coordinates of the #2 Red Buoy are being used as the boundary marker until the buoy is reattached. There is insufficient time to adopt 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: September 17, 2014.
David Giglio
for Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-19500C Closed areasSaltwater salmon angling
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-195, effective immediately until further notice, those waters of Dungeness Bay westerly of a line from Dungeness Spit Light to 123° 5.61'W, 48° 11.55'N, and then to the Port Williams boat ramp are closed to salmon angling through September 30, 2014, and from November 1, 2014, until further notice.