WSR 98-18-085

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[Order 98-177--Filed September 1, 1998, 4:19 p.m., effective September 3, 1998, 12:01 a.m.]

Date of Adoption: August 31, 1998.

Purpose: Personal use rules.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-19000T and 220-56-19000U; and amending WAC 220-56-190.

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: Harvestable numbers of salmon remain on the quota for a one day recreational fishery in Catch Record Card Areas 1 and 2. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 2.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.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 3, 1998, 12:01 a.m.

August 31, 1998

Evan Jacoby

for Bern Shanks

Director

NEW SECTION

WAC 220-56-19000U  Coastal salmon--Seasons and limits. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-190, it is unlawful to fish for or possess salmon taken for personal use from Catch Record Card Areas 1 through 4 except as provided for in this section:

(1) Area 1 - Open effective 12:01 a.m. September 3 through 11:59 p.m. September 3, 1998. Daily limit of two salmon not more than one of which may be a chinook salmon, except release wild coho salmon. Closed in the Columbia River Mouth Control Zone as defined in WAC 220-56-195.

(2) Area 2 - Open effective 12:01 a.m. September 3 through 11:59 p.m. September 3, 1998. Daily limit of two salmon not more than one of which may be a chinook salmon.

(3) Size limits - Chinook salmon minimum size 24 inches in length. Coho salmon minimum size 16 inches in length.

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REPEALER

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

WAC 220-56-19000T Coastal salmon--Seasons and limits. (98-166)

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 11:59 p.m. September 3, 1998:

WAC 220-56-19000U Coastal salmon--Seasons and limits.