WSR 17-19-083 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 17-257—Filed September 18, 2017, 3:32 p.m., effective September 18, 2017, 3:32 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: Amends Puget Sound commercial salmon reef net fishery. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-47-40100A; and amending WAC 220-47-401. 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: Under the Pacific Salmon Treaty the Fraser River Panel retained regulatory authority for Puget Sound Management and Catch Reporting Area 7 through September 23, 2017. Reef net fisheries cannot be authorized until September 24. There is a comanager agreement to open reef net fisheries following relinquishment of control by the Fraser River Panel. 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 Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 18, 2017. J. W. Unsworth Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-40100A Puget Sound salmon—Reef net open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-47-401, effective immediately until 5:00 a.m. September 24, 2017, it is unlawful to fish for salmon in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 7 with Reef net gear.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 5:00 a.m. September 24, 2017:
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