WSR 15-18-047 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-283—Filed August 27, 2015, 9:17 a.m., effective August 27, 2015, 9:17 a.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules for low water and elevated water temperatures.
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: Closing portions of the Sauk River is needed as the spring Chinook are extremely vulnerable to disturbance due to extreme low flows and high water temperatures. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 27, 2015.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-19000H Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Puget Sound.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-210-190, effective immediately until further notice, the following waters are closed to fishing:
(1) Sauk River (Skagit/Snohomish Co.) From the mouth of the Suiattle River to the Forks, closed to fishing.
(2) The North Fork Sauk from mouth to the North Fork Fall, closed to fishing.
(3) The South Fork Sauk from the mouth to Elliot Creek, closed to fishing.
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. |