WSR 15-01-058 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 14-339—Filed December 10, 2014, 4:17 p.m., effective December 13, 2014, 7:00 a.m.] Effective Date of Rule: December 13, 2014, 7:00 a.m.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules in Tokul Creek.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-19000N; and amending WAC 220-310-190.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 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 section of Tokul Creek addressed in this emergency rule is closed in permanent rules until January 15, 2015, to allow for winter steelhead broodstock collection at the Tokul Creek Hatchery. The Tokul Creek Hatchery facility has met their egg take goals for winter steelhead, making the closure no longer necessary and allowing for expanded fishing opportunity in Tokul Creek. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: December 10, 2014.
Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-19000N Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Tokul Creek.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-190, effective 7:00 a.m. December 13, 2014, through 5:00 p.m. February 15, 2015, it is permissible to fish in the waters of Tokul Creek from the Fish Hatchery Road Bridge upstream to the posted cable boundary marker below the hatchery intake. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 5:01 p.m. February 15, 2015:
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