WSR 97-20-012

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

(Fisheries)

[Order 97-195--Filed September 18, 1997, 4:57 p.m., effective September 20, 1997, 12:01 a.m.]

Date of Adoption: September 18, 1997.

Purpose: Personal use rules.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-57-310.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 75.08.080.

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: Selective fishery regulations are necessary for the Kalama River to protect very low numbers of wild summer steelhead, while maintaining some harvest of hatchery steelhead. Wild escapement is projected to be less than 20% of the goal. There is insufficient time to promulgate 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Effective Date of Rule: September 20, 1997, 12:01 a.m.

September 18, 1997

Dirk Brazil

for Bern Shanks

Director

NEW SECTION

WAC 220-57-31000W Kalama River. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-57-310, effective 12:01 a.m. until further notice, in those waters of the Kalama River from 1000 feet above the Kalama Falls (upper) Salmon Hatchery upstream to Summers Creek, gear is limited to one single point barbless hook and bait is prohibited.