WSR 24-16-053
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 24-143—Filed July 30, 2024, 4:41 p.m., effective August 1, 2024]
Effective Date of Rule: August 1, 2024.
Purpose: This emergency rule closes Chinook salmon retention in Catch Record Card Area 5.
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: Estimates of landed catch through July 28 indicate that anglers have reached 95 percent (6,235 of 6,539) of total legal-size Chinook encounters agreed to in this year's list of agreed fisheries. These measures are needed to meet conservation goals and avoid exceeding the fishery management objectives. There is insufficient time to file 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: July 30, 2024.
Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-313-06000BPuget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
Effective August 1 through August 15, 2024, the following provisions of WAC 220-313-060 regarding salmon seasons for Marine Area 5 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:
Catch Record Card Area 5: Salmon: Daily limit 2. Release Chinook, chum, sockeye, and wild coho.