WSR 18-08-054 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 18-52—Filed March 30, 2018, 2:17 p.m., effective April 4, 2018] Effective Date of Rule: April 4, 2018. Purpose: Amends freshwater recreational rules for the Kalama River. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-03000Q; and amending WAC 220-312-030. 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: To date, the number of hatchery-origin winter steelhead that have returned to Kalama River hatchery facilities is much lower than needed to meet hatchery egg collection goals. This emergency rule is needed to close the steelhead fishing season which will increase the number of hatchery fish available for broodstock and help ensure future hatchery returns. 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 Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: March 30, 2018. Nate Pamplin
for Joe Stohr Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-03000Q Southwest—Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-312-030, effective April 4 through May 15, 2018, it is unlawful to retain hatchery steelhead in the waters of the Kalama River from the boundary markers at the mouth upstream to 1,000 feet below the fishway at the upper salmon hatchery; mandatory hatchery steelhead retention not in effect. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective May 16, 2018:
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