WSR 22-12-058
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 22-85—Filed May 26, 2022, 2:33 p.m., effective May 27, 2022]
Effective Date of Rule: May 27, 2022.
Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open salmon seasons in the Tulalip terminal area of Catch Record Card Area 8-2.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: 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 necessary to modify salmon seasons in Marine Area 8-2 to conform to seasons agreed to with comanagers during the 2022 North of Falcon season setting process. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: May 26, 2022.
Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-313-06000WPuget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
The following provisions of WAC 220-313-060 regarding salmon seasons for the section of Marine Area 8-2 known as the Tulalip Terminal Area as defined below, shall be modified during the dates and 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 8-2; the Tulalip Terminal Area:
(a) Tulalip Terminal Area is defined as: Waters west of Tulalip Bay and within 2,000 feet of shore from the pilings at Old Bower's Resort to a fishing boundary marker approximately 1.4 miles northwest of Hermosa Point and not including waters east of a line drawn from Mission Point to Hermosa Point.
(b) Effective May 27 through September 5, 2022: Salmon: Open from 12:00 a.m. Friday through 11:59 p.m. Monday of each week, only; except closed the day of June 11, 2021. Daily limit 2.