WSR 23-14-081
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 23-110—Filed June 29, 2023, 4:03 p.m., effective July 1, 2023]
Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2023.
Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to set July salmon seasons for Catch Record Card Areas 6 and 11.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-313-06000U; and 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 set salmon seasons in Catch Record Card Areas 6 and 11 as agreed to during the 2023 North of Falcon season setting process. These rules are temporary until permanent rules, filed in WSR 23-13-072, take effect on July 16, 2023.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 29, 2023.
Amy H. Windrope
for Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-313-06000VPuget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
Effective July 1 through July 15, 2023, the following provisions of WAC 220-313-060 regarding salmon seasons for Catch Record Card Area 6 and Catch Record Card Area 11 shall be modified as described below. All other provisions of WAC 220-313-060 not addressed herein, or unless otherwise amended by emergency rule, remain in effect:
(1) Catch Record Card Area 6: Salmon:
(a) West of a true north/south line through the #2 Buoy immediately east of Ediz Hook:
(i) Daily limit 2. Release chum, wild coho, and wild Chinook.
(ii) Waters of Port Angeles Harbor west of a line from the tip of Ediz Hook to the ITT Rayonier Dock: Closed.
(b) East of a true north/south line through the #2 Buoy immediately east of Ediz Hook:
(i) Daily limit 2. Release chum, wild coho, and Chinook.
(ii) Waters of Dungeness Bay inside a line from Dungeness Spit Lighthouse to the #2 Red Buoy, and then to the Port Williams Boat Ramp: Closed.
(2) Catch Record Card Area 11, except year-round piers: Salmon:
(a) Open Thursdays through Sundays only.
(b) Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 chinook. Release chum and wild Chinook.
(c) Waters of Commencement Bay east of a line from the Cliff House Restaurant to the Sperry Ocean Dock: Closed.
REPEALER
The following section of Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective July 1, 2023:
WAC 220-313-06000U | Puget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits. (23-97) |