WSR 13-16-024 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 13-166—Filed July 26, 2013, 4:07 p.m., effective July 26, 2013, 4:07 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900U; and 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: Extends the ongoing white sturgeon retention season in The Dalles Pool beyond the scheduled July 31 closure date. Harvestable fish remain within the recreational guideline for The Dalles Pool. The regulation is consistent with Washington state action of July 25, 2013. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: July 26, 2013.
Lori Preuss
for Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900Q Exceptions to statewide rules—Columbia River sturgeon.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619: (1) Effective immediately through August 31, it is unlawful to fish for sturgeon from Bonneville Dam downstream 9 miles to a line crossing the Columbia River from navigation marker 82 on the Oregon shore, westerly to the boundary marker on the Washington shore upstream of Fir Point. (2) Effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to retain white sturgeon caught in those waters of the Columbia River from the mouth upstream to The Dalles Dam and in all adjacent Washington tributaries. (3) Effective August 1, 2013 until further notice: a. It is permissible to retain legal-size white sturgeon caught in those waters of the Columbia River and tributaries from The Dalles Dam upstream to John Day Dam. b. Daily possession limit: one white sturgeon. c. Allowable size limit: 43-54 inches in fork length. (4) Effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to retain white sturgeon caught in those waters of the Columbia River from John Day Dam upstream to McNary Dam and in all adjacent Washington tributaries.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
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