EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: May 31, 2000.
Purpose: Amend personal use fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-57-50500G, 220-57-31500K, 220-57-50500H and 232-28-61900L; and amending WAC 220-57-315, 220-57-505, and 232-28-619.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040.
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: Klickitat Hatchery is expected to meet its escapement goal for spring chinook. This fishery is intended to allow retention of surplus adult hatchery spring chinook. The opening date is concurrent with the game fish season in this section of river. In addition, the daily salmon limit is consistent with the lower portion of the river. The White Salmon sport fishery effort during this period will be mainly directed towards hatchery steelhead. In addition, any spring chinook returning to the White Salmon River are surplus fish because nearby hatcheries have achieved their escapement goals. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 3, Amended 0, Repealed 4.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: June 1, 2000, 12:01 a.m.
May 31, 2000
Evan Jacoby
for Jeff P. Koenings
Director
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-57-315, effective 12:01 a.m. June 1 through July 31, 2000 in those waters of the Klickitat River from 400 feet upstream from the #5 fishway to boundary markers below Klickitat Salmon Hatchery the daily bag limit is six salmon, no more than two adults.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-57-505:
(1) Effective 12:01 a.m. June 1 through July 31, 2000 in those waters of the White Salmon River from the powerhouse downstream to markers below the Burlington-Northern Railroad Bridge the daily bag limit is six salmon, no more than two adults.
(2) Effective 12:01 a.m. June 1 through June 15, 2000 in those waters from the powerhouse to 400 feet below Northwestern (Condit) Dam the daily bag limit is six salmon, no more than two adults.
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The following section of the Washington Administrative Code
is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. June 1, 2000:
| WAC 220-57-50500G | White Salmon River. (00-37) |
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed effective 11:59 p.m. July 31, 2000:
| WAC 220-57-31500K | Klickitat River. |
| WAC 220-57-50500H | White Salmon River. |
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619:
(1) Effective 12:01 a.m. June 1 through July 31, 2000 in those waters of the White Salmon River from the powerhouse downstream to markers below the Burlington-Northern Railroad Bridge the daily limit is two trout, minimum size is 14 inches in length.
(2) Effective 12:01 a.m. June 1 through June 15, 2000 in those waters from the powerhouse to 400 feet below Northwestern (Condit) Dam the daily limit is two trout, minimum size is 14 inches in length.
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The following section of the Washington Administrative Code
is repealed effective 11:59 p.m. July 31, 2000:
| WAC 232-28-61900L | Exceptions to statewide rules--White Salmon River. |