WSR 16-22-027 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 16-290—Filed October 25, 2016, 9:58 a.m., effective November 1, 2016] Effective Date of Rule: November 1, 2016.
Purpose: Amend Puget Sound saltwater recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-62100M; 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: Washington department of fish and wildlife and tribal comanagers agreed to a limited number of Chinook encounters retaining or releasing fish that anglers are allowed in Marine Areas 8-1, 8-2, 9, and 10. This emergency rule is needed to modify these fisheries to stay within the agreed to number of encounters and increasing the possibility of providing season-long fisheries which 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 25, 2016.
Joe Stohr
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-62100M Puget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-621, it is unlawful to violate the provisions below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect.
(1) Marine Areas 8-1 and 8-2: Effective November 1, 2016, until further notice:
(a) Daily limit of 2 salmon, no more than 1 Chinook. Release coho and wild Chinook.
(2) Marine Area 9: Effective November 1 through November 30, 2016:
(a) Daily limit of 2 salmon, no more than 1 Chinook. Release coho and wild Chinook.
(3) Marine Area 10: Effective November 1, 2016, until further notice:
(a) Daily limit of 2 salmon, no more than 1 Chinook. Release coho and wild Chinook.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective December 1, 2016:
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