WSR 15-02-043 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Filed January 2, 2015, 11:09 a.m., effective January 6, 2015, 12:01 a.m.] Effective Date of Rule: January 6, 2015, 12:01 a.m.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-19000P; and amending WAC 220-310-190.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012 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: Based on spawner survey and harvest information available to date Washington department of fish and wildlife (WDFW) and the Nisqually Tribe are concerned that the winter chum return to the Nisqually River is not as abundant as forecast and has the potential to fall short of our escapement goal. Given this information and the need to achieve our shared conservation goals both WDFW and the Nisqually Tribe are closing their respective fisheries for chum salmon. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: January 2, 2015.
Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-19000P Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Nisqually River.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-190, effective 12:01 a.m. January 6, 2015, through January 31, 2015 it is unlawful to fish in the waters of the Nisqually River.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. February 1, 2015:
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