WSR 18-13-077
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 18-129—Filed June 15, 2018, 1:51 p.m., effective June 18, 2018]
Effective Date of Rule: June 18, 2018.
Purpose: Amend fishing rules for the Lewis River.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-03000T and 220-312-03000V; 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: This emergency rule is needed to meet hatchery broodstock goals and Chinook reintroduction targets for the Lewis River. Summer steelhead broodstock goals are expected to reach target, therefore, a restriction to fishing from a floating device is no longer necessary for the Lewis River. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: June 15, 2018.
Amy H. Windrope
for Joe Stohr
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-03000VFreshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Southwest.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-312-03000R and WAC 220-312-030, effective June 18 through June 30, 2018:
(1) Cowlitz River (Cowlitz/Lewis Counties) from the boundary markers at the mouth to Lexington Drive Bridge:
(a) It is permissible to fish 24 hours/day, except for sturgeon.
(b) Steelhead daily limit is 3 hatchery steelhead.
(2) Lewis River (Clark/Cowlitz County) from the mouth to Johnson Creek:
(a) Steelhead daily limit is 3 hatchery steelhead.
(b) It is permissible to fish 24 hours/day, except for sturgeon.
(3) White Salmon River (Klickitat/Skamania Counties) from mouth to the county road bridge below the former location of the powerhouse:
(a) It is permissible to fish 24 hours/day, except for sturgeon.
(b) Salmon and Steelhead:
(i) Daily limit is 2 salmon or 2 steelhead or 1 of each.
(ii) Release all wild salmon and wild steelhead.
(4) Wind River (Skamania County) from the mouth upstream to 400' below Shipherd Falls fish ladder:
(a) Night Closure
(b) Salmon and steelhead:
(i) Daily limit is 2 salmon or 2 steelhead or 1 of each.
(ii) Release wild salmon and wild steelhead.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective June 18, 2018:
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WAC 220-312-03000T |
Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Southwest. (18-107) |
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective July 1, 2018:
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WAC 220-312-03000V |
Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Southwest. (18-129) |