WSR 22-23-017
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 22-259—Filed November 3, 2022, 3:08 p.m., effective November 5, 2022]
Effective Date of Rule: November 5, 2022.
Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open recreational chum salmon retention in portions of Catch Record Card Area 13.
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 rule is necessary to open recreational harvest seasons for chum salmon in Catch Record Card Area 13. The in-season estimate of chum returns to Puget Sound indicate that there are sufficient returning numbers to allow for recreational harvest in portions of Catch Record Card Area 13. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: November 3, 2022.
Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-313-06000LPuget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
Effective November 5, through December 31, 2022, salmon retention rules for Catch Record Card Area 13 shall be modified only in areas described herein. All other provisions of WAC 220-313-060 not addressed herein, or unless otherwise amended by emergency rule, remain in effect:
(a) Catch Record Card Area 13 waters northerly and westerly of a line projected from the Johnson Point (47°10'40.8"N, 122°48'53.3"W) to Devil's Head (47°10'01.2"N, 122°46'01.5"W):
Salmon: Daily limit 2. Release wild coho and wild Chinook.
(b) Catch Record Card Area 13 waters of Carr Inlet northerly of a line projected from Penrose Point (47°15'53.6"N, 122°44'11.5"W) to Green Point (47°16'55.2"N, 122°41'41.8"W)
Salmon: Daily limit 2. Release wild coho and wild Chinook.