WSR 15-19-037 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-323—Filed September 9, 2015, 5:44 p.m., effective September 11, 2015] Effective Date of Rule: September 11, 2015.
Purpose: Amend recreational salmon fishing rules for Marine Area 4.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-62000Q; and amending WAC 232-28-620.
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: Higher than expected coho catches in Area 4 necessitate release of wild coho for the remainder of the season. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 9, 2015.
John B. Scott, Jr.
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-62000R Coastal salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-620, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to violate the provisions below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
(1) Catch Record Card Area 1: Through September 30: Daily limit of 2 salmon, both of which may be a Chinook salmon.
(2) Catch Record Card Area 2:
(a) The Grays Harbor Control Zone is closed. Grays Harbor Control Zone is defined as the area defined by a line drawn from the Westport Lighthouse (46°53.18' N latitude, 124°07.01' W longitude) to Buoy #2 (46°52.42' N latitude, 124°12.42' W longitude) to Buoy #3 (46°55.00' N latitude, 124°14.48' W longitude) to the Grays Harbor north jetty (46°55.36' N latitude, 124°10.51' W longitude).
(b) Through September 30: Daily limit of 2 salmon, both of which may be a Chinook salmon.
(3) Catch Record Card Area 3: Open through September 30: Daily limit of 2 salmon of which not more than one may be a Chinook salmon, plus two additional pink salmon.
(4) Catch Record Card Area 4:
(a) The waters south of a line from Kydaka Point to Shipwreck Point are closed.
(b) Through September 30: Open; daily limit of 2 salmon, one of which may be a Chinook, plus two additional pink salmon; release chum and wild coho.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
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