WSR 17-20-057 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 17-270—Filed September 29, 2017, 2:34 p.m., effective September 30, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: September 30, 2017. Purpose: Reopens the Wallace River to all angling. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-04000L, 220-312-04000U and 220-312-04000X; and amending WAC 220-312-040. 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 Wallace River was closed September 16, 2017, to ensure that Chinook broodstock goals were met at the Wallace River Hatchery. This emergency rule is needed to reopen the Wallace River angling now that Chinook broodstock goals have been met. 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 Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 3. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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, 2017. Joe Stohr
for J. W. Unsworth Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-04000X Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Puget Sound.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-312-040, effective September 30 through November 30 2017, it is permissible to fish in those waters of the Wallace River from the mouth to 200 feet upstream of the hatchery water intake to the salmon hatchery. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
Daily limit of three coho; release Chinook, pink, and chum salmon.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective September 30, 2017:
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective December 1, 2017:
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