WSR 19-16-055
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 19-173—Filed July 30, 2019, 10:39 a.m., effective July 31, 2019]
Effective Date of Rule: July 31, 2019.
Purpose: Amends recreational Puget Sound salmon rules.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-313-06000B, 220-313-06000C and 220-313-06000E; and amending WAC 220-313-060.
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: Sufficient quota is available to reopen Marine Area 9 to hatchery Chinook salmon retention from July 31 - August 3, 2019. This action is being taken to increase angling opportunities while ensuring compliance with conservation objectives. This emergency rule also covers Puget Sound marine areas until permanent rules agreed to at North of Falcon proceedings take effect.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 3.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: July 30, 2019.
Nate Pamplin
for Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-313-06000EPuget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-313-060, effective July 31, 2019:
(1) Catch Record Card Area 6: Immediately through August 12, 2019:
(a) Daily limit of 2 salmon.
(b) Release chum, wild Chinook and wild coho.
(2) Catch Record Card Area 7:
(a) Immediately through July 31, 2019:
(i) Daily limit of 2 salmon
(ii) Release chum and wild Chinook.
(iii) Closed to salmon fishing in the Southern Rosario Strait and Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca closure area described in WAC 220-313-020(7).
(b) August 1 through August 12: Closed.
(3) Catch Record Card Area 9:
(a) Immediately through August 3, 2019:
(i) Daily limit of 2 salmon of which one may be a hatchery Chinook.
(ii) Release chum and wild coho.
(b) August 4 through August 12, 2019
(i) Daily limit of 2 salmon;
(ii) Release Chum, wild coho, and Chinook
(4) Catch Record Card Area 10: Immediately through August 12, 2019:
(a) Daily limit of 2 salmon; no more than one may be a Chinook salmon.
(b) Release chum and wild Chinook.
(5) Catch Record Card Area 11: Immediately through August 12, 2019:
(a) Daily limit of 2 salmon of which one may be a hatchery Chinook.
(b) Release wild Chinook.
(c) Fishing for salmon from a vessel is prohibited Thursdays and Fridays of each week.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed July 31, 2019:
WAC 220-313-06000B | Puget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits. (19-113) |
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed July 31, 2019:
WAC 220-313-06000C | Puget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits. (19-162) |
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed August 13, 2019:
WAC 220-313-06000E | Puget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits. |