WSR 17-11-024 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 17-90—Filed May 10, 2017, 11:57 a.m., effective May 15, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: May 15, 2017.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules in Icicle River.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-312-050.
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: Preseason forecasts and current inseason run analysis estimate the number of spring Chinook salmon returning to the Icicle River may not be sufficient to meet broodstock collection goals at the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery. To avoid a potential broodstock shortage this emergency rule is needed to close the upcoming salmon season at this time. The Washington department of fish and wildlife will continue to monitor spring Chinook salmon returns to the Icicle River and open the season if numbers improve. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: May 10, 2017.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-05000I Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Eastside.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-312-050, effective May 15, 2017, until further notice it is unlawful to fish for salmon in the following waters of the Icicle River:
(1) From the closure signs located 800 feet upstream of the mouth to 500 feet downstream of the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Barrier Dam.
(2) From the shoreline markers where Cyo Road intersects the Icicle River at the Sleeping Lady Resort to the Icicle Peshastin Irrigation Footbridge (approximately 750 feet upstream of the Snow Lakes trailhead parking area).
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