WSR 05-15-100

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 05-148 -- Filed July 15, 2005, 2:33 p.m. , effective July 18, 2005, 7:00 p.m. ]


     

     Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-33-01000F; and amending WAC 220-33-010.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.240.

     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: Sets a five commercial fishing period for the summer season. Harvestable upper Columbia summer chinook and sturgeon are available. Season is consistent with the 2005-2007 interim management agreement and the 2003-2005 sturgeon fishery management plan. Harvest is projected to be within the preseason guidelines. Regulation is consistent with compact action of January 28, 2005, and July 13, 2005. There is insufficient time to promulgate 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: July 14, 2005.

J. P. Koenings

Director

by Larry Peck


NEW SECTION
WAC 220-33-01000F   Columbia River season below Bonneville.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-33-010, and 220-33-020, it is unlawful for a person to take or possess salmon or sturgeon taken for commercial purposes from Columbia River Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, and 1E, except as provided in the following subsections.

     1. AREA: SMCRA 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, and 1E

     2. SEASON: 7:00 p.m. Monday July 18 to 5:00 a.m. Tuesday July 19, 2005

     3. GEAR: 8-inch minimum mesh and 9-3/4 inch maximum mesh

     4. ALLOWABLE SALE: Chinook, coho, shad, and sturgeon. All sockeye and steelhead must be released immediately. A maximum of three sturgeon may be possessed or sold by each participating vessel during each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) that the fishery is open. The three sturgeon possession/sales limit includes both mainstem and Select Area fisheries.

     5. SANCTUARIES: Grays River, Elokomin-A, Cowlitz River, Kalama-A, Lewis-A, Washougal and Sandy Rivers.

     6. OTHER: Quick reporting required for Washington wholesale dealers, WAC 220-69-240.

     7. MISCELLANEOUS: As a condition of fishing, owners or operators of commercial fishing vessels must cooperate with Department observers or observers collecting data for the Department, when notified by the observer of their intent to board the commercial vessel for observation and sampling during an open fishery.

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REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 5:01 a.m. July 19, 2005:


WAC 220-33-01000F Columbia River season below Bonneville.

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