WSR 15-15-137 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-203—Filed July 17, 2015, 3:29 p.m., effective July 18, 2015] Effective Date of Rule: July 18, 2015.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-19500Y; and amending WAC 220-310-195.
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: Closing the rivers by emergency rule is necessary as the water temperatures in the rivers are exceeding the upper limit of tolerance for sockeye and summer Chinook survival. The angling and handling of adipose present salmon at these temperatures further reduces survival after release. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: July 17, 2015.
Joe Stohr
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-19500A Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Eastside.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-195, effective July 18, 2015, until further notice, it is unlawful to violate the following provisions, provided that unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
(1) Icicle River – Closed to salmon fishing in those waters from the mouth to 500 feet downstream of the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Barrier Dam.
(2) Okanogan River – Closed to salmon fishing in those waters from the Hwy 97 bridge immediately upstream of the mouth to Zosel Dam.
(3) Similkameen River – Closed in those waters from the mouth upstream to Enloe Dam.
(4) Wenatchee River – Closed to salmon fishing in those waters from the mouth to the Icicle River Road Bridge.
(5) Lake Wenatchee – Closed.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective July 18, 2015:
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