WSR 16-20-053 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 16-270—Filed September 29, 2016, 4:45 p.m., effective October 1, 2016] Effective Date of Rule: October 1, 2016.
Purpose: Amend Puget Sound saltwater recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: 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: There are sufficient hatchery coho returning to Squaxin Island tribal net pens to allow the retention of hatchery coho while not increasing impacts on Chinook and coho as Marine Area 13 is scheduled to open October 1, 2016. This emergency rule is needed to provide for additional angling opportunity of the harvestable surplus of hatchery coho. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 29, 2016.
James B. Scott, Jr.
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-62100K Puget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-621, effective October 1, 2016, until further notice, it is unlawful to violate the provisions below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
(1) Catch Record Card Area 13: Waters west of a line from the southernmost point of Devil's Head (at the southern end of Key Peninsula) to the Eastern Boundary of Tolmie State Park.
a. Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook and wild coho.
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