WSR 17-06-001 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 17-29—Filed February 15, 2017, 12:53 p.m., effective March 1, 2016] Effective Date of Rule: March 1, 2016.
Purpose: Amends recreational salmon rules for the Lewis River.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-310-185.
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: The preseason forecast is for a return of seven hundred adult spring chinook to the Lewis River in 2017 compared to a hatchery escapement goal of approximately one thousand three hundred fifty fish. The closure is necessary to provide the hatchery with as many returning fish as possible to minimize the shortfall. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: February 15, 2017.
Joe Stohr
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-18500N Southwest Washington—Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-185, it is unlawful to violate the provisions below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect.
Lewis River (Clark/Cowlitz counties): Effective March 1, 2017 until further notice, all chinook must be released from the mouth upstream to the overhead powerlines below Merwin Dam.
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