WSR 22-23-109
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 22-272—Filed November 16, 2022, 2:10 p.m., effective November 17, 2022]
Effective Date of Rule: November 17, 2022.
Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to increase the adult salmon daily limit for the Klickitat River.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-312-030.
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 increase the adult salmon daily limit in the Klickitat River. The current return of Coho salmon to the Klickitat River has exceeded preseason expectations and additional fish are available for harvest. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 16, 2022.
Nate Pamplin
for Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-03000VFreshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Southwest.
Effective November 17, 2022, through January 31, 2023, the provisions of WAC 220-312-030 regarding Klickitat River salmon seasons shall be modified during times and as described below. All other provisions of WAC 220-312-030 not addressed herein remain in effect unless otherwise amended by emergency rule:
Klickitat River (Klickitat Co.):
(a) From mouth to Fisher Hill Bridge; effective November 17, 2022, through January 31, 2023:
Salmon: Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults may be retained.
(b) From 400 feet upstream from #5 fishway to boundary markers below Klickitat Salmon hatchery; effective November 17 through November 30, 2022:
Salmon: Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults may be retained.