WSR 15-13-001
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 12-154—Filed June 3, 2015, 2:32 p.m., effective June 6, 2015]
Effective Date of Rule: June 6, 2015.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-19000V; and amending WAC 220-310-190.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, and 77.12.047.
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: Catchable fish planted in Rattlesnake Lake in the fall of 2014 remain abundant. Rescinding the catch and release restriction and allowing a daily limit of 5 trout will provide additional angling opportunity. There is insufficient time to adopt 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: June 3, 2015.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-19000V Freshwaters exceptions to statewide rulesPuget Sound.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-190, effective June 6 through September 20, 2015, it is unlawful to violate the following provisions, provided that unless amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
Rattlesnake Lake (King Co.)
(1) The catch and release restriction is rescinded.
(2) Daily limit of 5 trout with no size restriction.
(3) Selective rules are in effect.
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective October 1, 2015:
WAC 220-310-19000V
Freshwaters exceptions to statewide rulesPuget Sound.
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.