WSR 15-09-060
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 15-75Filed April 14, 2015, 10:32 a.m., effective April 22, 2015, 12:01 a.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: April 22, 2015, 12:01 a.m.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-19500N; and amending WAC 220-310-195.
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: This emergency rule is necessary to assure a safe and successful youth fishing event in Sarg Hubbard Park Pond. Five thousand trout will be planted three days prior to the event to acclimate the fish and assure they bite well. On April 25, 2015, preregistered kids will be allowed to fish during the event. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: April 14, 2015.
Joe Stohr
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-19500N Exceptions to statewide rulesSarg Hubbard Park (Reflection Pond).
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-195, effective 12:01 a.m. April 22, through 5:00 p.m. April 25, 2015, it is unlawful to fish in Sarg Hubbard Park Pond, except as provided in the sections below:
(1) Open to fishing 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. April 25, 2015, by juvenile anglers participating in the Yakima Greenway Association's "Kids' Fish-In" event.
(2) The daily limit is reduced to two trout during the youth fishing event.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 5:01 p.m. April 25, 2015:
WAC 220-310-19500N
Exceptions to statewide rulesSarg Hubbard Park Pond (Reflection Pond).