WSR 19-22-018
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 19-268—Filed October 25, 2019, 2:45 p.m., effective October 25, 2019, 2:45 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend Puget Sound commercial salmon fishing rules.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-354-12000Q and 220-354-16000W; and amending WAC 220-354-120 and 220-354-160.
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 close scheduled openings for commercial purse seine and gillnet fisheries in Puget Sound Management and Catch Reporting Areas 10 and 11. Inseason updates indicate that the nontreaty share for these fisheries has been achieved. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 25, 2019.
Amy H. Windrope
for Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-354-12000QPuget Sound salmon—Purse seine—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-354-120, effective immediately until further notice:
Areas | Open Periods |
10 and 11 | Closed |
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-354-16000WPuget Sound salmon—Gillnet—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-354-160, effective immediately until further notice:
Areas | Open Periods |
10 and 11 | Closed |
REPEALER
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed effective November 8, 2019:
WAC 220-354-12000Q | Puget Sound salmon—Purse seine—Open periods. |
WAC 220-354-16000W | Puget Sound salmon—Gillnet—Open periods. |