WSR 18-20-071
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 18-264—Filed September 28, 2018, 9:36 a.m., effective September 29, 2018]
Effective Date of Rule: September 29, 2018.
Purpose: Amend recreational salmon rules for Drano Lake.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-03000C; 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 need to reduce the adult portion of the salmon daily limit for Drano Lake. The estimated passage of Pool Upriver Bright Chinook above Bonneville Dam was recently reduced from preseason forecasts and a reduced daily limit is needed to ensure that additional fish are available for broodstock collection at Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery. There is insufficient time to draft 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 26, 2018.
Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-03000FFreshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Southwest.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-312-030, effective September 29, 2018 until further notice:
(1) Drano Lake (Skamania County):
(a) Salmon daily limit is 6, up to 1 adult may be retained.
(b) Release all steelhead.
(c) Closed to fishing at night for salmon and steelhead.
(2) White Salmon River (Klickitat/Skamania counties): from mouth (BNSF Railroad bridge) to county road bridge downstream of the former location of the powerhouse:
(a) Release all steelhead.
(b) Closed to fishing at night for salmon and steelhead.
(3) Wind River (Skamania County): from mouth to 400 feet below Shipherd Falls fish ladder:
(a) Release all steelhead.
(b) Closed to fishing at night for salmon and steelhead.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective September 29, 2018:
WAC 220-312-03000C | Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Southwest. (18-226) |