WSR 19-09-002
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 19-66—Filed April 3, 2019, 3:21 p.m., effective April 17, 2019]
Effective Date of Rule: April 17, 2019.
Purpose: Amends freshwater recreational rules for Sarg Hubbard Park Pond.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-05000E; and amending WAC 220-312-050.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.12.045, 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 rule change is necessary to ensure a successful youth fishing event. Several thousand rainbow trout will be stocked prior to the event for acclimation. This helps ensure they will bite while the kids are fishing. During the event, only registered kids will be allowed to fish. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: April 3, 2018.
Joe Stohr
for Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-05000EExceptions to statewide rules—Sarg Hubbard Park (aka Reflection) Pond.
Notwithstanding the provisions of and WAC 220-312-050, effective 12:01 a.m. April 17, through 4:00 p.m. April 20, 2019, it is unlawful to fish in Sarg Hubbard Park Pond, except as provided in the sections below:
(a) Open to fishing 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. April 20, 2019, by juvenile anglers participating in the Yakima Greenway Association's "Kids' Fish-In" event.
(b) The daily limit is reduced to two (2) trout during the youth fishing event.
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 4:01 p.m. April 20, 2019:
WAC 220-312-05000E
Exceptions to statewide rules—Sarg Hubbard Park Pond.