WSR 20-23-018
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 20-246—Filed November 6, 2020, 3:03 p.m., effective November 9, 2020]
Effective Date of Rule: November 9, 2020.
Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to close fishing within the Hoodsport Hatchery Zone.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-313-06000Y; and amending WAC 220-313-060.
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 fishing within the Hoodsport Hatchery Zone. Fishery managers estimate that the 2020 fall chum run is about 1/3 of the way through normal run timing while the hatchery has only achieved ten percent of broodstock needs. This rule is necessary to ensure hatchery broodstock 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: November 6, 2020.
Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-313-06000YPuget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
Effective November 9, 2020 through November 30, 2020, the following provisions of WAC 220-313-060 regarding fishing seasons for the Hoodsport Hatchery Zone in Marine Area 12 shall be modified as described below. All other provisions of WAC 220-313-060 not addressed herein, or unless otherwise amended by emergency rule, remain in effect:
Catch Record Card Area 12: Waters within a 2,000 foot arc seaward of yellow buoys at the mouth of Finch Creek at Hoodsport Salmon Hatchery: Closed Waters.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective December 1, 2020:
WAC 220-313-06000Y | Puget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits. |