EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Effective Date of Rule: June 1, 2008.
Purpose: Amend fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900V; 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: In the recent years, spring chinook strays from the nearby select area fishery evaluation sites have been found in the system. These fish are not needed for broodstock. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: May 30, 2008.
J. P. Koenings
Director
(1) Effective June 1 through July 31, 2008, a person may fish for salmon in those waters of the Elochoman River from mouth to West Fork. Daily limit six salmon, of which no more than two may be adults; minimum size is 12 inches in length. Release all wild Chinook.
(2) Effective June 1 through July 31, 2008, a person may fish for salmon in those waters of the Grays River from the mouth to South Fork, and in West Fork Grays from the mouth to the hatchery intake/footbridge. Daily limit six salmon, of which no more than two may be adults; minimum size is 12 inches in length. Daily limit two hatchery steelhead; minimum size is 20 inches in length. Release all wild chinook and wild steelhead.
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The following section of the Washington Administrative
Code is repealed effective August 1, 2008:
| WAC 232-28-61900V | Exceptions to statewide rules -- Elochoman and Grays rivers. |