WSR 13-14-005
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 13-130—Filed June 19, 2013, 4:29 p.m., effective June 21, 2013, 12:01 a.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: June 21, 2013, 12:01 a.m.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900S; and 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: The run of upper Columbia River sockeye returning to the Wenatchee River and Okanogan River is sufficient to support the anticipated low level of harvest in the Hanford Reach below Priest Rapids Dam. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: June 19, 2013.
Joe Stohr
for Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900S Exceptions to statewide rules—Columbia River. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective 12:01 a.m. June 21 through July 31, 2013, in waters of the Columbia River from the 395 Bridge in Pasco to Priest Rapids Dam, sockeye salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective August 1, 2013:
WAC 232-28-61900S
Exceptions to statewide rules—Columbia River.