WSR 24-13-104
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 24-101—Filed June 18, 2024, 4:01 p.m., effective June 19, 2024, 11:59 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: June 19, 2024, 11:59 p.m.
Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to close commercial coastal salmon troll seasons.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-354-30000C.
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: Total catch in the troll fishery is approaching its quota for the May-June portion of the fishery. Closure of the fishery is necessary to determine total catch for the season and to assess whether an additional opening is possible without exceeding the remaining quota. This closure is adopted at the recommendation of the Pacific Fisheries Management Council, in accordance with preseason fishing plans, and has been adopted for federal waters by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 18, 2024.
Kelly Susewind
Director
[REPEALER]
The following section of Washington Administrative Code is repealed, effective 11:59 p.m., June 19, 2024:
WAC 220-354-30000C | Coastal salmon troll seasons—Commercial. (24-101) |
Reviser's note: The bracketed material preceding the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office.