WSR 15-19-147 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-354—Filed September 22, 2015, 2:26 p.m., effective September 22, 2015, 2:26 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-19000L; and amending WAC 220-310-190.
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: An emergency rule is needed to reopen the Suiattle River tributaries and the South Fork Nooksack River as the conservation concern no long [longer] applies. The spring Chinook salmon have finished spawning for the season. The closures on the Raging and Wallace rivers will be lifted once the Chinook salmon have finished spawning and conditions return to normal. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 22, 2015.
Joe Stohr
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-19000M Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Puget Sound.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-190, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to violate the following provisions, provided that unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
(1) South Fork Nooksack (Whatcom Co.) From the mouth to Skookum Creek including tributaries are closed to all fishing through September 30, 2015.
(2) Raging River (King Co.) From the mouth upstream closed to all fishing.
(3) Wallace River (Snohomish Co.). From the mouth upstream including all tributaries closed to all fishing.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
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