WSR 15-17-062

EMERGENCY RULES

[Order 15-263—Filed August 14, 2015, 10:50 a.m., effective August 20, 2015]

Effective Date of Rule: August 20, 2015.

Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules for the Nisqually River.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-310-190.

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: An emergency rule is necessary to close a portion of the Nisqually River to angling from 2:00 p.m. to one hour before official sunrise on those days the Nisqually River is open to fishing. Unusually high water temperatures could result in higher than anticipated sport fishing mortality on released unmarked 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 14, 2015.

Joe Stohr

for J. W. Unsworth

Director