WSR 15-17-018
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 15-249—Filed August 7, 2015, 4:19 p.m., effective August 9, 2015, 7:00 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: August 9, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-47-31100N and 220-47-41100H; and amending WAC 220-47-311 and 220-47-411.
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: Harvest nontreaty share of Nooksack and Samish Chinook as agreed to with the tribal comanagers are available in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 7B and 7C for commercial gillnet and purse seine openings. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 7, 2015.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-31100N Purse seine—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 220-47-411 WAC, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken for commercial purposes in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas except as provided in this section, provided that unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
Open Areas
Open Periods
7B, 7C
6 AM - 9 PM 8/12
6 AM - 8 PM 8/19, 8/26, and 9/2, 2015
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 220-47-41100H Gillnet—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 220-47-411 WAC, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken for commercial purposes in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas except as provided in this section, provided that unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
Open Areas
Open Periods
7B, 7C
7 PM - 8 AM nightly
8/9, 8/11, 8/12, 8/16, 8/17, 8/18, 8/19, 8/23, 8/24, 8/25, and 8/26;
7 PM 8/30 through 7 AM 9/4, 2015
 
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.
REPEALER
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed effective 7:01 AM September 4, 2015:
WAC 220-47-31100N
Purse seine—Open periods.
WAC 220-47-41100H
Gillnet—Open periods.