WSR 15-17-048 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-259—Filed August 13, 2015, 11:34 a.m., effective August 13, 2015, 11:34 a.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules for coastal salmon.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-62000M; 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 allow harvest of remaining Chinook available under catch guidelines in Marine Areas 2 and 4 while also providing 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: August 13, 2015.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
[NEW SECTION]
WAC 232-28-62000N 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 2:
(a) Effective immediately the Grays Harbor Control Zone is closed. Grays Harbor Control Zone - The area defined by a line drawn from the Westport Lighthouse (46°53.18' N latitude, 124°07.01' W longitude) to Buoy #2 (46°52.42' N latitude, 124°12.42' W longitude) to Buoy #3 (46°55.00' N latitude, 124°14.48' W longitude) to the Grays Harbor north jetty (46°55.36' N latitude, 124°10.51' W longitude).
(b) Beginning August 15 through September 30:
i. Daily limit of 2 salmon, both of which may be a Chinook salmon.
ii. Release wild coho.
(2) 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.
(3) 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 immediately through September 30: Daily limit of 2 salmon release Chinook salmon, plus two additional pink salmon; release chum and wild coho, except August 14-15, 1 Chinook salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit.
Reviser's note: The bracketed material preceding the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office. REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
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