WSR 19-24-070
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 19-301—Filed November 27, 2019, 3:16 p.m., effective November 27, 2019, 3:16 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend recreational salmon fishing rules for Green (Duwamish) River.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-04000F and 220-312-04000H; and amending WAC 220-312-040.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.12.045, 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 returns Green (Duwamish) River to permanent rule, thus reopening salmon angling. Egg-take goals have been met for the Green River. The previously instituted conservation measures are no longer needed. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 27, 2019.
Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-04000HFreshwater exceptions to statewide rulesPuget Sound.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-312-040, effective immediately through November 30, 2019:
Kennedy Creek (Thurston Co.): from the mouth (500 yards east of the northbound Hwy. 101 Bridge) to the northbound Hwy. 101 Bridge, is closed to salmon angling.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
WAC 220-312-04000F
Freshwater exceptions to statewide rulesPuget Sound. (19-292)
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective December 1, 2019:
WAC 220-312-04000H
Freshwater exceptions to statewide rulesPuget Sound. (19-301)