WSR 13-20-018 EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 13-243—Filed September 20, 2013, 5:05 p.m., effective September 21, 2013]
Effective Date of Rule: September 21, 2013.
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: Current estimates for the fall chinook run far exceed the forecast. There are currently close to twenty thousand adult fall chinook returning to the Wanapum Pool, which is four times the ten year average. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 20, 2013.
Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900U Exceptions to statewide rules—Columbia River (Wanapum Pool)
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective September 21, through October 15, 2013, in those waters of the Columbia River from Wanapum Dam to Rock Island Dam, daily limit of 6 Chinook salmon of which up to 2 may be adult Chinook. Minimum size is 12 inches.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective October 16, 2013:
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