WSR 07-21-015

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 07-244 -- Filed October 5, 2007, 4:57 p.m. , effective October 5, 2007, 4:57 p.m. ]


     Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.

     Purpose: Amend personal use fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-62100B; and amending WAC 232-28-621.

     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: Excess hatchery coho from the Oak Harbor net pen facility are available for harvest. Chinook impact from this fishery are negligible and ESA guidelines will still be met. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 5, 2007.

J. P. Koenings

Director


NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-62100B   Puget Sound salmon seasons -- Oak Harbor.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-621, WAC 220-56-128, and WAC 220-56-195, effective immediately through October 31, it is unlawful to fish for salmon in Marine Area 8-1, except as provided for in this section, provided that unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect: Waters inside Oak Harbor westerly of a line from Forbes Point to Blowers Bluff: Open for salmon fishing, daily limit 2 coho salmon, release all other salmon.

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REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. November 1, 2007:


WAC 232-28-62100B Puget Sound salmon seasons -- Oak Harbor.

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