EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: April 4, 2003.
Purpose: Amend personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900U; and amending WAC 232-28-619.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 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 regulation is necessary to eliminate premature harvest of catchable trout dedicated to the "Fishing Kids" event and to provide adequate numbers of fish for harvest on May 17 at Sarge Hubbard Park Pond.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
May 2, 2003, 12:01 a.m.
April 4, 2003
J. P. Koenings
Director
(1) Effective 8:00 a.m. May 2 until 9:00 a.m. May 3, 2003, it is unlawful to fish in those waters of Columbia Park Pond.
(2) Effective 8:00 a.m. May 16 until 9:00 a.m. May 17, 2003, it is unlawful to fish in those waters of Sarge Hubbard Park Pond.
(a) Effective 9:00 a.m. May 17, 2003 the daily limit for trout is three.
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The following section of the Washington Administrative
Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. May 18, 2003:
| WAC 232-28-61900U | Exceptions to statewide rules -- Columbia Park Pond (Benton Co.), Sarge Hubbard Park Pond (Yakima Co.) |