WSR 16-02-004 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-452—Filed December 23, 2015, 3:12 p.m., effective December 25, 2015] Effective Date of Rule: December 25, 2015.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules for the Nooksack River and Whatcom Creek.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-19000T.
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 lift the restrictions which were put in place with emergency rule WSR 16-01-004 as the Kendall Creek Hatchery and Whatcom Creek Hatchery programs have met egg take needs. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: December 23, 2015.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective December 25, 2015:
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