WSR 13-15-004 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 13-143—Filed July 3, 2013, 4:16 p.m., effective July 6, 2013, 12:01 a.m.] Effective Date of Rule: July 6, 2013, 12:01 a.m.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-28-619.
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: Returns of spring/summer chinook to the hatchery are well below egg-take needs. Adult chinook are staging in the river near the hatchery and will likely enter the hatchery trap as stream flows change. This closure is needed to protect these chinook until broodstock needs are achieved. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: July 3, 2013.
Lori Preuss
for Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900Y Exceptions to statewide rules—Sol Duc River.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective 12:01 a.m. July 6, 2013, until further notice, it is unlawful to fish in those waters of the Sol Duc River from the Sol Duc Hatchery outfall creek upstream to the concrete pump station.
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