WSR 16-13-117 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 16-149—Filed June 21, 2016, 10:49 a.m., effective July 1, 2016] Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2016.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules for the Chehalis River.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-18000X; and amending WAC 220-310-180.
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: This emergency rule is necessary to comply with agreed-to management plans, and are interim until permanent rules take effect.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: June 21, 2016.
Joe Stohr
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-18000X Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Coastal.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-180, effective July 1 through July 31, 2016, it is unlawful to violate the following provisions, provided that unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
Chehalis River – Closed to salmon fishing from the mouth (Hwy 101 bridge in Aberdeen) to the South Elma Bridge (Wakefield Rd.).
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective August 1, 2016:
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