WSR 18-13-091
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 18-130—Filed June 18, 2018, 3:20 p.m., effective June 18, 2018, 3:20 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules for the Skagit.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-04000I and 220-312-04000M; 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 to close a portion of the Skagit River to all fishing to avoid gear conflicts with treaty fisheries on those scheduled dates. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 18, 2018.
Joe Stohr
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-04000MFreshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Puget Sound.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-312-04000E and WAC 220-312-040:
(1) Skagit River, from the Highway 536 Bridge at Mt. Vernon to the mouth of Gilligan Creek:
(a) Salmon open through July 15, 2018 – except closed to all fishing June 28, 29 and July 2 and 3, 2018.
(b) Daily limit 3, minimum length 12 inches, release all salmon other than sockeye.
(2) Skagit River, from the mouth to the Highway 530 Bridge in Rockport – closed to all fishing June 28, 29 and July 2 and 3, 2018.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
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WAC 220-312-04000I |
Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Puget Sound. (18-93) |
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective July 16, 2018:
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WAC 220-312-04000M |
Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Puget Sound. |