WSR 19-03-019
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 19-03—Filed January 4, 2019, 9:41 a.m., effective January 7, 2019]
Effective Date of Rule: January 7, 2019.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules for the Skykomish, North Fork Stillaguamish, and Wallace rivers.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-04000E and 220-312-04000F; 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 rule is needed to close fishing in portions of the North Fork Stillaguamish, Skykomish, and Wallace rivers. Whitehorse, Wallace River, and Reiter Ponds hatcheries do not currently have enough broodstock on hand to reach early winter steelhead egg take goals. These closures are necessary to ensure hatchery broodstock goals are met. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: January 3, 2019.
Joe Stohr
for Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-04000FFreshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Puget Sound.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-312-040, effective January 7 through February 15, 2019:
(1) Skykomish River (Snohomish County): from the mouth to the forks: Closed waters.
(2) Stillaguamish River, North Fork (Snohomish County): from the mouth to Swede Heaven Bridge: Closed waters.
(3) Wallace River (Snohomish County): from the mouth to 200 feet upstream of the water intake of the salmon hatchery: Closed waters.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective January 7, 2019:
WAC 220-312-04000E | Puget Sound—Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules. |
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective February 16, 2019:
WAC 220-312-04000F | Puget Sound—Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules. |