WSR 16-23-037 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 16-304—Filed November 8, 2016, 3:57 p.m., effective November 10, 2016] Effective Date of Rule: November 10, 2016.
Purpose: Amends freshwater recreational fishing in the Columbia River.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-20000Z.
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 needed to repeal WSR 16-18-050 because sampling at Priest Rapids Dam has ended for the year and the last Ringold steelhead sampled was marked with the hole-punch on October 19, 2016. The twenty-one day withdrawal period for this fish will end on November 9, 2016. Retention and human consumption of all Ringold steelhead, including those with a hole-punch in the tail, is now safe and can resume.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: November 8, 2016.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective November 10, 2016:
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