WSR 15-17-009 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-244—Filed August 6, 2015, 3:27 p.m., effective August 6, 2015, 3:27 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-62000L; and amending WAC 232-28-620.
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: This emergency rule change is necessary to implement the Grays Harbor Control Zone to protect Grays Harbor origin Chinook. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: August 6, 2015.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
[NEW SECTION]
WAC 232-28-62000M Coastal salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-620, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to violate the provisions below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
(1) Catch Record Card Area 2: Beginning August 10 the Grays Harbor Control Zone is closed. Grays Harbor Control Zone – The area defined by a line drawn from the Westport Lighthouse (46°53.18' N latitude, 124°07.01' W longitude) to Buoy #2 (46°52.42' N latitude, 124°12.42' W longitude) to Buoy #3 (46°55.00' N latitude, 124°14.48' W longitude) to the Grays Harbor north jetty (46°55.36' N latitude, 124°10.51' W longitude).
(2) Catch Record Card Area 3: Open through September 30: Daily limit of 2 salmon of which not more than one may be a Chinook salmon, plus two additional pink salmon; release wild coho.
(3) Catch Record Card Area 4:
(a) Effective immediately until further notice, the waters south of a line from Kydaka Point to Shipwreck Point are closed.
(b) Open from August 2 through September 30: Daily limit of 2 salmon release Chinook salmon, plus two additional pink salmon; release wild coho.
Reviser's note: The bracketed material preceding the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office. REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
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