WSR 15-23-079 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-423—Filed November 16, 2015, 4:49 p.m., effective November 17, 2015] Effective Date of Rule: November 17, 2015.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules for Puget Sound salmon.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-47-31100W; and amending WAC 220-47-311.
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: There is a harvestable surplus of chum remaining in Hood Canal and there is not enough nontreaty share in Areas 10 and 11 for a commercial purse seine opening. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: November 16, 2015.
Nate Pamplin
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-31100W Purse seine—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-47-311, effective immediately until further notice, the following rules apply for commercial Purse seines:
(1) Areas 10, 11, 12B and 12C are closed on November 17, 2015
(2) Areas 12B and 12C are open November 18, 2015 from 7 AM to 5 PM
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 5:01 PM November 18, 2015:
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