WSR 15-17-019
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 15-250—Filed August 7, 2015, 4:20 p.m., effective August 10, 2015]
Effective Date of Rule: August 10, 2015.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: 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 flows and higher than normal water temperatures this summer is creating conditions that can stress fish stocks by limiting their movements and making them more susceptible to diseases and fishing pressure. These areas are closing to fishing until river conditions improve. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 220-310-18000Y Freshwater exceptions to statewide rulesCoastal.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-180, effective August 10, 2015, until further notice the following waters are closed to all fishing:
(1) Clearwater River and all tributaries.
(2) Tributaries of the Queets River (Matheny Creek and the Salmon River outside Olympic National Park and the Quinault Reservation.