WSR 21-13-042

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[Order 21-96—Filed June 10, 2021, 4:41 p.m., effective June 11, 2021]

Effective Date of Rule: June 11, 2021.

Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to close salmon seasons in the North Fork Nooksack River.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-04000A.

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: Fishery monitoring data indicates that maximum encounters wild Chinook will be reached by the end of the day, June 10, 2021.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: June 10, 2021.

Kelly Susewind

Director

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective June 11, 2021: