WSR 13-22-075 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 13-281—Filed November 5, 2013, 3:20 p.m., effective November 12, 2013]
Effective Date of Rule: November 12, 2013.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900B and 232-28-61900S; and amending WAC 232-28-619.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.020, 77.12.045 and 77.12.047.
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: Closes The Dalles pool for retention of white sturgeon. The catch guideline for The Dalles pool is expected to be reached. The regulation is consistent with Washington state action of September 12 and October 31, 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: November 5, 2013.
Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900S Exceptions to statewide rules—Columbia River sturgeon.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619: (1) Effective November 12 through December 31, 2013: It is unlawful to retain white sturgeon caught in those waters of the Columbia River and the adjacent tributaries from The Dalles Dam upstream to John Day Dam. Catch and release is allowed. (2) Effective immediately through December 31, 2013: It is unlawful to retain white sturgeon caught in those waters of the Columbia River and the adjacent tributaries from the Wauna powerline crossing at river mile 40 near Cathlamet upstream to the sturgeon deadline at Bonneville Dam. Catch and release is allowed.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective November 12, 2013:
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective January 1, 2014:
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