WSR 21-17-102
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 21-149—Filed August 13, 2021, 3:51 p.m., effective August 13, 2021, 3:51 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open waters surrounding Dash Point to fishing for food fish.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-311-020.
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 necessary because the city of Tacoma has closed the Dash Point Pier due to structural concerns. Due to the pier being closed it is no longer necessary to close the surrounding waters as a measure to prevent gear conflicts with beach and boat fishers. Opening the surrounding area will provide publicly accessible opportunity that would otherwise be lost. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: August 13, 2021.
Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-311-02000APuget Sound public fishing piers—Restricted fishing areas.
Effective immediately, until further notice, the following provisions of WAC 220-311-020 regarding fishing for food fish within 100 yards of the Dash Point public fishing pier shall be as described below. All other provisions of WAC 220-211-020 not addressed herein, or unless otherwise amended by emergency rule, remain in effect:
It is permissible fish for and possess food fish taken within 100 yards of the Dash Point public fishing pier.
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.