WSR 15-21-056 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-389—Filed October 16, 2015, 4:34 p.m., effective October 16, 2015, 4:34 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules for Puget Sound salmon.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-47-31100R and 220-47-41100L; and amending WAC 220-47-311 and 220-47-411.
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 close the commercial fisheries as preseason agreement with tribal comanagers based on nontreaty chum catch to date in Areas 7 and 7A. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 16, 2015.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-31100R Purse seine—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 220-47-311 WAC, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken for commercial purposes in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas except as provided in this section, provided that unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
Areas 7 and 7A: Closed on October 17 and 18
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-41100L Gillnet—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 220-47-411 WAC, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken for commercial purposes in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas except as provided in this section, provided that unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
Areas 7 and 7A: Closed on October 17 and 18
REPEALER
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. October 19, 2015:
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. | ||||||