WSR 18-03-069 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 18-05—Filed January 11, 2018, 3:58 p.m., effective January 13, 2018] Effective Date of Rule: January 13, 2018. Purpose: Amend Puget Sound recreational salmon rules. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-313-06000J and 220-313-06000K; and amending WAC 220-313-060. 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 that anglers are allowed in Marine Areas 8-1 through 10. Harvestable surplus hatchery Chinook are available in Area 10, while Areas 8-1 through 9 still have high numbers of sublegal fish. 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 Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: January 11, 2018. J. W. Unsworth Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-313-06000K Puget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-313-060, effective January 13, 2018, it is unlawful to violate the provisions below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect.
(1) Marine Catch Record Card Area 10; excluding Elliott Bay Fishing Pier at Terminal 86, Seacrest Pier, Waterman Pier, Bremerton Boardwalk, and Illahee State Park Pier: Daily limit 2 salmon; release wild coho and wild Chinook.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective February 16, 2018:
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective March 01, 2018:
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