WSR 14-15-040 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 14-167—Filed July 10, 2014, 2:55 p.m., effective July 11, 2014] Effective Date of Rule: July 11, 2014.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-19500U; and amending WAC 220-310-195.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020.
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: Sockeye salmon returns above Zosel Dam are predicted to be in excess of needs for wild fish escapement to the spawning grounds. Allowing the retention of sockeye salmon in Lake Osoyoos will provide additional angling opportunity. The population is not listed under the Endangered Species Act. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: July 10, 2014.
Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-19500U Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Lake Osoyoos.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619:
(1) Effective July 11 through October 15, 2014, it is permissible to fish for salmon in waters of Lake Osoyoos south of the 49th parallel (US-Canadian border, which is marked with large fluorescent orange signs).
(2) Daily limit six sockeye, minimum size 12 inches in length.
(3) Release all Chinook salmon and all sockeye with colored anchor (floy) tag attached.
(4) Statewide freshwater gear rules apply.
(5) It is permissible to fish with two poles with a Two-Pole Endorsement through August 31, 2014.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative code is repealed effective October 16, 2014:
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040. | ||||