WSR 18-22-048
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 18-309—Filed October 30, 2018, 4:50 p.m., effective October 30, 2018, 4:50 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amends Puget Sound salmon management and catch reporting areas.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-301-030.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, and 77.12.047.
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 correct an error in the line between Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 12B and 12C. The permanent rule was filed as WSR 18-18-078 filed on September 4, 2018. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 30, 2018.
Nate Pamplin
for Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-301-03000APuget Sound salmon management and catch reporting areas.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-301-030, effective immediately until further notice:
(1) Area 12B shall include those waters of Puget Sound southerly of a line projected true east from Pulali Point (47°44'15.3"N, 122°52'5.9"W) to landfall on Toandos Peninsula (47°44'09.9"N, 122°48'23.1"W), northerly of a line projected true east from Ayock Point (47°30'25.8"N, 123°03'16.2"W) to landfall on the Kitsap (Great) Peninsula (47°30'25.8"N, 123°01'53.2"W), and westerly of a line projected from the Tskutsko Point Light (Light List No. 17865 Fl4s15ft5MRaRef, 47°41'29.3"N, 122°49'59.1"W) to Misery Point (47°39'18.3"N, 122°49'46.5"W).
(2) Area 12C shall include those waters of Puget Sound southerly of a line projected true east from Ayock Point (47°30'25.8"N, 123°03'16.2"W) to landfall on the Kitsap (Great) Peninsula (47°30'25.8"N, 123°01'53.2"W) and northerly and westerly of a line projected from Ayres Point (47°22'26.9"N, 123°06'44.5"W) to the Union Boat Launch (47°21'27.5"N, 123°6'1.9"W).