WSR 15-19-060 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-329—Filed September 11, 2015, 3:56 p.m., effective September 12, 2015] Effective Date of Rule: September 12, 2015.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-18500D and 220-310-20000X; and amending WAC 220-310-185 and 220-310-200.
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: Anti-snagging rules in conjunction with the caveat all fish must be hooked inside the mouth has been successfully used to reduce snagging on several other southwest Washington streams. Enforcement has requested this regulation be applied to these areas above Bonneville Dam. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 11, 2015.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-18500D Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Southwest.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-185, on the White Salmon River from the mouth upstream to the county road bridge below the former location of the powerhouse and at Drano Lake, the anti-snagging rule is in effect from September 12 through December 31, 2015. Only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained while the anti-snagging rule is in effect.
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-20000X Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Columbia River.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-200, from Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam, the anti-snagging rule is in effect from September 12 through October 15, 2015. Only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained while the anti-snagging rule is in effect.
REPEALER
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed effective January 1, 2015:
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