WSR 22-19-013
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 22-194—Filed September 9, 2022, 11:51 a.m., effective September 12, 2022]
Effective Date of Rule: September 12, 2022.
Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to add a commercial beach seine fishery opening targeting Chinook salmon in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 12C, the Hoodsport Hatchery Zone.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-354-210.
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: Chinook returns to the Hoodsport Hatchery have exceeded the preseason expectation to date. Currently, there are enough fish in the hatchery to meet program goals. Comanagers have agreed on an additional day of fishing.
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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 9, 2022.
Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-354-21000HPuget Sound salmon—Beach seine—Open periods.
Effective the day of September 12, 2022, only; the following provisions of WAC 220-354-210 regarding commercial Beach Seine open periods for Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 12C Hoodsport Hatchery Zone shall be as described below. All other provisions of WAC 220-354-210 not addressed herein, or unless otherwise amended by emergency rule, remain in effect:
Area | Open/Closed | Time | Date(s) |
12C Hoodsport Hatchery Zone | Open | 7 am - 7 pm | 9/12 |