WSR 14-13-011 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 14-138—Filed June 5, 2014, 1:33 p.m., effective June 7, 2014] Effective Date of Rule: June 7, 2014.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-18500I; and amending WAC 220-310-185.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 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: As of June 2, a total of two hundred twenty-five adult spring chinook have returned to Klickitat Salmon Hatchery. Klickitat Salmon Hatchery is expected to meet its escapement goal of five hundred fish which will allow additional recreational 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: June 5, 2014.
Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-18500I Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Klickitat River.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-185, effective June 7 through July 31, 2014:
(1) It is permissible to fish in waters of the Klickitat River from 400 feet upstream of the #5 fishway to boundary markers below the Klickitat Salmon Hatchery.
(2) Daily limit 6 salmon, of which no more than 2 may be adults. Release wild Chinook.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective August 1, 2014:
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