WSR 15-18-016
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 15-272—Filed August 21, 2015, 3:12 p.m., effective August 25, 2015, 6:00 a.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: August 25, 2015, 6:00 a.m.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules for Puget Sound salmon.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-47-31100Q and 220-47-41100K; and amending WAC 220-47-311 and 220-47-411.
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: The department has adopted permanent rules necessary to implement the commercial fishing plans developed through the North of Falcon season setting process. These rules are interim until permanent rules take effect.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 21, 2015.
Joe Stohr
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-31100Q Purse seine—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-47-311, 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 in accordance with the areas and open periods indicated below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect.
Open Areas
Open Periods
8
6 AM – 8 PM daily
8/25, 9/2, 9/9/2015
[NEW SECTION]
WAC 220-47-41100K Gillnet—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-47-411, effective immediately until further notice, it is permissible to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken with gillnet gear for commercial purposes from the following designated Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas during the times and with the minimum mesh size indicated below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect.
Open Areas
Open Periods
Mesh Size
8
5 AM - 11 PM daily
8/26, 9/1, 9/8/2015
Minimum 5 inch
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 effective 8:01 p.m. September 9, 2015:
WAC 220-47-31100Q
Purse seine—Open periods.
WAC 220-47-41100K
Gillnet—Open periods.
Reviser's note: The typographical errors in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.