WSR 15-23-066 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-422—Filed November 13, 2015, 5:06 p.m., effective November 14, 2015, 7:00 a.m.] Effective Date of Rule: November 14, 2015, 7:00 a.m.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules for Puget Sound salmon.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-47-31100T, 220-47-31100V, 220-47-41100N and 220-47-41100Q; and amending WAC 220-47-311 and 220-47-411.
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: There is a small amount of the nontreaty chum share remaining in Hood Canal and south Puget Sound. A reduction in openings is needed to avoid exceeding the nontreaty share of chum. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 4.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: November 13, 2015.
Kelly Cunningham
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-31100V Purse seine—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-47-311, effective November 17, 2015, it is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken for commercial purposes with purse seine gear in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 12.
[NEW SECTION]
WAC 220-47-41100Q Gillnet—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-47-411, it is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken with gillnet gear for commercial purposes from the following Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas and dates:
(1) Areas 10 and 11 are closed on November 18, 2015
(2) Area 12 is closed on November 16, 2015 and November 18, 2015
(3) Areas 12B and 12C are closed on November 18, 2015
Reviser's note: The bracketed material preceding the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office. REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 7:00 AM November 14, 2015:
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 8:01 AM November 19, 2015:
Reviser's note: The typographical errors in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040. | ||||||||||||