WSR 05-17-074

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 05-176 -- Filed August 11, 2005, 4:44 p.m. , effective August 14, 2005, 7:00 p.m. ]


     

     Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.

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

     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: Sets the fifth fishing period for the early fall commercial fishing season. Harvestable salmon and sturgeon are available. The season is consistent with the 2005-2007 interim management agreement and the 2005 non-Indian allocation agreement. Impacts to ESA-listed stocks in these fisheries are covered under the biological opinion for the interim management agreement. A biological opinion covering Columbia River fisheries was received from NMFS on May 9, 2005. Regulation is consistent with compact action of August 11, 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: August 11, 2005.

J. P. Koenings

Director

by Larry Peck


NEW SECTION
WAC 220-33-01000I   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 1B, 1C, 1D, and 1E

     2. SEASON:

     a. 7:00 p.m. Sunday August 14 to 7:00 a.m. Monday August 15

     3. GEAR: Drift gill nets only. 8-inch minimum mesh and 9-3/4 inch maximum mesh

     4. ALLOWABLE SALE: Salmon and sturgeon. A maximum of five sturgeon total (white or green) may be possessed or sold by each participating vessel during each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) that the fishery is open. The five 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.

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REPEALER


     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 7:01 a.m. August 15, 2005:


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

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