WSR 20-12-004
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 20-84—Filed May 20, 2020, 2:32 p.m., effective May 23, 2020]
Effective Date of Rule: May 23, 2020.
Purpose: This rule is needed to close spring Chinook seasons on the Snake River.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-05000Z.
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 emergency rule is needed to close spring Chinook seasons in the Little Goose area of the Snake River, effective May 23, 2020. Based on effort and harvest observed to date, harvest allocation is expected to be reached May 22. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: May 20, 2020.
Kelly Susewind
Director
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective May 23, 2020:
WAC 220-312-05000Z
Freshwater exceptions to statewide rulesEastside. (20-80)