WSR 22-13-027
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 22-97—Filed June 3, 2022, 3:49 p.m., effective June 4, 2022]
Effective Date of Rule: June 4, 2022.
Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to close recreational salmon fisheries in Catch Record Card Area 11.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-313-06000V.
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: Salmon fishing in Catch Record Card Area 11 is being suspended for the rest of June because unmarked encounter limit has been reached and the harvest quota is also expected to be achieved by the end of the day Friday. The current estimate of Chinook harvest through June 2 is 450 of the total harvest quota of 580 (78 percent) and 512 of the total unmarked encounter limit of 432 (118 percent) set during the 2022 North of Falcon season setting process.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 3, 2022.
Kelly Susewind
Director
REPEALER
The following section of Washington Administrative Code is repealed, effective June 4, 2022:
WAC 220-313-06000V | Puget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits. (22-82) |