WSR 16-08-046
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 16-59—Filed March 30, 2016, 2:42 p.m., effective April 11, 2016]
Effective Date of Rule: April 11, 2016.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-19500Y; 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: For safety of the general public and equipment operators an emergency rule is needed to close Rainbow Lake for five days as large equipment will be utilized around Rainbow Lake to dig test pits and take core samples for planned construction of the lake as part of the W. T. Wooten Floodplain Management Plan. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: March 30, 2016.
James B. Scott, Jr.
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-19500Y Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Eastside.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-195, effective April 11 through April 15, 2016, it is unlawful to fish in waters of Rainbow Lake.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective April 16, 2016:
WAC 220-310-19500Y
Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Eastside.