WSR 16-24-038
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 16-318—Filed November 30, 2016, 3:57 p.m., effective December 1, 2016]
Effective Date of Rule: December 1, 2016.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules for Sol Duc River.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-18000D; and amending WAC 220-310-180.
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: Coho broodstock needs at the Sol Duc Hatchery have been met, and there are surplus hatchery (adipose fin clipped) coho in the Sol Duc River below the hatchery. The Sol Duc is open for trout and steelhead fishing, and this action allows anglers to retain hatchery coho along with trout and hatchery steelhead providing for additional angling opportunity. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: November 30, 2016.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-18000D Freshwater exceptions to statewide rulesCoastal.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-180, effective December 1 through December 15, 2016, it is permissible to fish in the waters of the Sol Duc River downstream of the hatchery.
Salmon: Daily limit 2 fish, minimum size 14 inches; release all wild steelhead, wild coho, and chinook.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective December 16, 2016:
WAC 220-310-18000D
Freshwater exceptions to statewide rulesCoastal.