WSR 14-22-071 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 14-320—Filed October 31, 2014, 4:52 p.m., effective October 31, 2014, 4:52 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing for Puget Sound salmon.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-47-311 and 220-47-411.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 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: Beginning the week of October 12, 2014, purse seine and gillnet openers have occurred weekly in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 12 and 12B. In addition to Areas 12 and 12B Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 12C was scheduled to open during the week of November 2, 2014. Based on current catch numbers the nontreaty share is expected to be achieved without opening 12C. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 31, 2014.
James B. Scott, Jr.
for Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-31100K Purse seine—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions WAC 220-47-311, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to fish for, or possess salmon taken for commercial purposes with purse seine gear in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 12C.
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. NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-41100C Gillnet—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-47-411, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to fish for, or possess salmon taken for commercial purposes with gillnet gear in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 12C.
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