WSR 17-15-007 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 17-149—Filed July 5, 2017, 3:13 p.m., effective July 10, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: July 10, 2017.
Purpose: Amend recreational salmon fishing rules on the Yakima River.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-05000L.
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 close the recreational salmon fishery because spring Chinook daily counts at Roza Dam have declined substantially signaling the end of the run. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: July 7 [5], 2017.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective July 10, 2017:
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