WSR 20-20-044
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 20-212—Filed September 30, 2020, 3:18 p.m., effective October 1, 2020]
Effective Date of Rule: October 1, 2020.
Purpose: The purpose of this rule is [to] open salmon season on the Yakima River from the Hwy. 240 Bridge in Richland (river mile 2.1) to the Grant Avenue Bridge in Prosser (river mile 47.0) approximately one thousand feet downstream of Prosser Dam, beginning October 1 through 18, 2020.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-05000J; and amending WAC 220-312-050.
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: Fall Chinook are returning to the Yakima River in higher numbers than forecasted. Fall Chinook and coho are expected to be sufficient in numbers to provide a limited sport fishery. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 30, 2020.
Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-05000JFreshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Eastside.
Effective October 1 through October 18, 2020, provisions of WAC 220-312-050 regarding salmon seasons for the Yakima River shall be as described below. All other provisions of WAC 220-312-050 not addressed herein, or unless otherwise amended by emergency rule remain in effect:
Yakima River, from the Hwy. 240 Bridge in Richland (river mile 2.1) to the Grant Avenue Bridge in Prosser (river mile 47.0) approximately 1,000 feet downstream of Prosser Dam: Salmon:
(a) Daily limit 2 adult salmon. No daily limit for jack salmon. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.
(b) Barbless hooks required.
(c) All salmon not kept as part of the daily limit may not be removed from the water and must be immediately release unharmed.
(d) Night closure in effect.
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW
34.08.040.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective October 19, 2020:
WAC 220-312-05000J | Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Columbia. |