WSR 14-04-007 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 14-12—Filed January 23, 2014, 9:31 a.m., effective January 24, 2014] Effective Date of Rule: January 24, 2014.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900W and 232-28-61900Z; 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: The Whitehorse Hatchery has met broodstock needs from returning hatchery winter steelhead to meet basin production goals. Reopening the North Fork Stillaguamish River will provide angling opportunity. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: January 23, 2014.
Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900Z Exceptions to statewide rules—Cascade River.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective immediately through January 31, 2014, it is unlawful to fish in waters of the Cascade River from the Rockport-Cascade Road downstream to the mouth.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective January 24, 2014:
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective February 1, 2014:
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