WSR 13-19-026 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 13-226—Filed September 9, 2013, 3:06 p.m., effective September 16, 2013] Effective Date of Rule: September 16, 2013.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900M; 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: A minimum escapement of five hundred wild summer steelhead is needed to allow the opening of the catch-and-release fishery above Shipherd Falls. Based on recent survey results and average run timing, the wild escapement is projected to be about three hundred fish, which is well below the escapement objective. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 9, 2013.
James B. Scott, Jr.
for Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900M Exceptions to statewide rules—Wind River.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective September 16 through November 30, 2013, it is unlawful to fish in waters of the Wind River from 100 feet above Shipherd Falls to Moore Bridge.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective December 1, 2013:
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