EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: August 9, 2000.
Purpose: Amend personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-57-16000A; and amending WAC 220-57-160.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Section 7, chapter 107, Laws of 2000.
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: The upper Columbia summer chinook return for 2000 is one of the strongest returns in recent history. Escapement will exceed hatchery broodstock and wild broodstock spawning needs. There is a harvestable surplus. The stock is stable, not listed under ESA, and deemed by NMFS not likely to have negative impact on ESA listed species. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: August 10, 2000, 12:01 a.m.
August 9, 2000
Jeff P. Koenings
by Larry Peck
Director
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-57-160, effective 12:01 a.m. August 10, 2000 through October 31, 2000 in those waters of the Columbia River from Priest Rapids Dam upstream to Wells Dam, daily limit of six salmon, no more than 2 adults. Release wild coho. Non-buoyant lure restriction.
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The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. November 1, 2000:
| WAC 220-57-16000A | Columbia River. |