WSR 15-16-055 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-231—Filed July 29, 2015, 3:53 p.m., effective July 29, 2015, 3:53 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-62000K; and amending WAC 232-28-620.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.12.045, 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: This emergency rule change is necessary to remain within Chinook catch guidelines for Marine Area 4. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 29, 2015.
Joe Stohr
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-62000L Coastal salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-620, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to violate the provisions below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
(1) Catch Record Card Area 3: Open through September 30: Daily limit of 2 salmon of which not more than one may be a Chinook salmon, plus two additional pink salmon; release wild coho.
(2) Catch Record Card Area 4:
(a) Effective immediately until further notice, the waters south of a line from Kydaka Point to Shipwreck Point are closed.
(b) Open through August 1: Daily limit of 2 salmon of which not more than one may be a Chinook salmon, plus two additional pink salmon; release wild coho.
(c) Open from August 2 through September 30: Daily limit of 2 salmon release Chinook salmon, plus two additional pink salmon; release wild coho.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
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