WSR 20-02-039
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 19-312—Filed December 20, 2019, 2:43 p.m., effective January 1, 2020]
Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2020.
Purpose: Amend recreational salmon rules for the Columbia River.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-06000B and 220-312-06000D; and amending WAC 220-312-060.
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: Conservation measures have been in place since July to protect low returns of steelhead within the Columbia and Snake river basins. Protection for these fish will maximize survival and help ensure hatchery B-index broodstock collection 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: December 20, 2019.
Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-06000DFreshwater exceptions to statewide rulesColumbia
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-312-060:
(1) From McNary Dam upstream to the Hwy. 395 Bridge (Pasco/Kennewick): Effective January 1 through March 31, 2020: Closed to angling for and retention of steelhead.
(2) From the Hwy. 395 Bridge (Pasco/Kennewick) to Old Hanford townsite powerline crossing: Effective January 1 through April 15, 2020: Closed to angling for and retention of steelhead.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective January 1, 2020:
WAC 220-312-06000B
Freshwater exceptions to statewide rulesColumbia (19-263)
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective April 16, 2020:
WAC 220-312-06000D
Freshwater exceptions to statewide rulesColumbia (19-312)