WSR 15-16-071 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 15-227—Filed July 31, 2015, 4:12 p.m., effective August 1, 2015] Effective Date of Rule: August 1, 2015.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-18000R; 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: Low water and higher than normal water temperatures are causing a delay in migration and increased stress on wild salmon returning to the Quillayute system, making them more vulnerable to fishing pressure. The Quileute Tribe has also closed its fishery for two weeks, and will reassess the situation at the time. These closures are needed to protect wild Chinook and coho 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: July 30, 2015.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-18000U Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Coastal
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-180, effective August 1, 2015, until further notice the following waters are closed to all fishing:
(1) Bogachiel River (Clallam Co.) and all tributaries outside Olympic National Park
(2) Calawah River (Clallam Co.) and all tributaries outside Olympic National Park
(3) Dickey River (Clallam Co.) and all tributaries outside Olympic National Park
(4) Sol Duc River (Clallam Co.) and all tributaries outside Olympic National Park
(5) Quillayute River (Clallam Co.) from the confluence of the Sol Duc and Bogachiel Rivers downstream 475 yards to fluorescent orange paint on rocks.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective August 1, 2015:
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