WSR 15-01-009 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 14-333—Filed December 4, 2014, 12:00 p.m., effective December 8, 2014] Effective Date of Rule: December 8, 2014.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-18000K; and amending WAC 220-310-180.
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: Closing the portion of the river near the fish ladder will allow hatchery employees to work safely in the area to provide routine maintenance, and also allow steelhead to aggregate outside the ladder and move up into the facility to ensure egg take requirements are met. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: December 4, 2014.
Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-18000K Exceptions to statewide rules—Hoko River.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-180, effective December 8, 2014, through January 15, 2015, it is unlawful to fish in the waters of the Hoko River from the hatchery fish ladder downstream 100 feet.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective January 16, 2015:
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