WSR 15-19-061 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-330—Filed September 11, 2015, 3:58 a.m., effective September 16, 2015] Effective Date of Rule: September 16, 2015.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules for low water and elevated water temperatures.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-19500C, 220-310-19500F, and 220-310-19500I.
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: Streams have returned to near normal seasonal temperatures. Previously these streams were closed or put under "hoot owl" restrictions due to exceptionally low seasonal flows and/or elevated 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 3.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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
REPEALER
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed effective September 16, 2015:
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