WSR 12-18-051

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 12-189 -- Filed August 30, 2012, 10:19 a.m. , effective September 1, 2012 ]


     Effective Date of Rule: September 1, 2012.

     Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-28-619.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020.

     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: Since the flushing channel has been constructed, there have been reports of mature coho salmon being caught in Vancouver Lake. This regulation will allow the harvest of hatchery coho and chinook that may be migrating through the lake, providing salmon angling opportunity. There is insufficient time to adopt 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 30, 2012.

Lisa M. Veneroso

for Philip Anderson

Director


NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900G   Exceptions to statewide rules -- Vancouver Lake.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective September 1, 2012, until further notice, it is permissible to fish for salmon in waters of Vancouver Lake, including the flushing channel (inlet) and Lake River (outlet). Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon or hatchery steelhead or one of each. Through September 9, only one may be an adult Chinook. Release all salmon other than Chinook and hatchery coho. Salmon minimum size is 12 inches.

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