WSR 19-23-009
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 19-281—Filed November 6, 2019, 4:46 p.m., effective November 12, 2019]
Effective Date of Rule: November 12, 2019.
Purpose: Amend Puget Sound commercial gillnet fishery rules.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-354-16000Y, 220-354-16000Z and 220-354-12000S; and amending WAC 220-354-160 and 220-354-120.
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 commercial purse seine and gillnet salmon fisheries in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 12 and 12B beginning November 12, 2019. Inseason observations indicate lower than normal hatchery returns to this date. These measures are necessary to ensure that hatchery broodstock and escapement 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 3.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: November 6, 2019.
Tim Burns
for Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-354-16000ZPuget Sound salmon—Gillnet—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-354-160, effective November 12 through November 20, 2019:
Areas | Open Periods |
12 and 12B: | Closed | 11/12, 11/14, 11/18, 11/20 |
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-354-12000SPuget Sound salmon—Purse seine—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-354-160, effective November 13 through November 21, 2019:
Areas | Open Periods |
12 and 12B: | Closed | 11/13, 11/19, 11/21 |
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective November 12, 2019:
WAC 220-354-16000Y | Puget Sound salmon—Gillnet—Open periods. (19-278) |
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective November 21, 2019:
WAC 220-354-16000Z | Puget Sound salmon—Gillnet—Open periods. |
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective November 22, 2019:
WAC 220-354-12000S | Puget Sound salmon—Purse seine—Open periods. |