WSR 18-09-041 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 18-67—Filed April 12, 2018, 2:17 p.m., effective April 12, 2018, 2:17 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules for the Skagit and Sauk rivers. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-04000G; 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: This emergency rule is needed because the Skagit River Steelhead Fishery Resource Management Plan has received formal federal approval allowing the fishery to proceed. 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 Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: April 12, 2018. Joe Stohr Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-04000G Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Puget Sound.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-312-04000E and WAC 220-312-040, effective immediately through April 29, 2018:
1) Skagit River, from The Dalles Bridge in the town of Concrete to the Cascade River Road Bridge in Marblemount:
a) Open for gamefish April 14-15; 18-22; and 25-29:
I) All species catch and release only, except daily limit two hatchery steelhead and no daily limit for Atlantic Salmon
II) Selective Gear Rules in effect
III) It is prohibited to fish from a boat that is under power
2) Sauk River, from the mouth to the Sauk Prairie Road Bridge in Darrington:
a) Open for gamefish April 14-15; 18-22; and 25-29:
I) All species catch and release only, except daily limit two hatchery steelhead and no daily limit for Atlantic Salmon
II) Selective Gear Rules in effect
III) It is prohibited to fish from a boat equipped with an internal combustion motor
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective April 30, 2018:
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