WSR 16-09-039
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 16-73—Filed April 14, 2016, 2:23 p.m., effective April 20, 2016]
Effective Date of Rule: April 20, 2016.
Purpose: Amend fishing rules for Sarg Hubbard Pond juvenile fishery.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-19500C; 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 ensure safe and successful youth fishing events. Five thousand trout will be planted three days prior to the event to acclimate them and ensure they bite well. On April 23, 2016, 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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, 2016.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-19500C Exceptions to statewide rules—Sarg Hubbard Park Reflection Pond).
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-195, effective 12:01 a.m. April 20, through 4:00 p.m. April 23, 2016, it is unlawful to fish in Sarg Hubbard Park Pond, except as provided in the sections below:
(a) Open to fishing 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. April 23, 2016, by juvenile anglers participating in the Yakima Greenway Association's "Kids' Fish-In" event.
(b) The daily limit is reduced to two trout during the youth fishing event.
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 4:01 p.m. April 23, 2016:
WAC 220-310-19500C
Exceptions to statewide rules—Sarg Hubbard Park Pond.