WSR 16-19-044 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 16-248—Filed September 14, 2016, 3:53 p.m., effective September 17, 2016] Effective Date of Rule: September 17, 2016.
Purpose: Amends recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-62100J; and amending WAC 232-28-621.
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 needed to allow the harvest of surplus hatchery coho that are available in Tulalip Bay. Allowing the retention of hatchery coho will provide additional angling opportunity. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 14, 2016.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-62100J Puget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-621, effective September 17 through September 25, 2016 on Saturdays and Sundays only, it is unlawful to violate the provisions below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
(1) Catch Record Card Area 8-2: Waters west of Tulalip Bay and within 2,000 feet of shore from the pilings at Old Bower's Resort, to a fishing boundary marker approximately 1.4 miles northwest of Hermosa Point:
a. Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook and wild coho.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective September 26, 2016:
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