WSR 15-22-026
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 15-402—Filed October 27, 2015, 10:15 a.m., effective October 28, 2015]
Effective Date of Rule: October 28, 2015.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-62100S and 232-28-62100T; and amending WAC 232-28-621.
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: Washington department of fish and wildlife (WDFW) biologists have continued to assess the most recent monitoring data from Area 10. Puget Sound chum salmon runs are predicted to return as forecast, and WDFW biologists estimate minimal impacts to sublegal Chinook by opening to chum salmon retention in the Marine Area 10 recreational fishery. Anglers must continue to release all Chinook and coho salmon in the Marine Area 10 recreational fishery per the emergency rule WSR 15-21-054 enacted on October 19. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 27, 2015.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-62100T Puget Sound salmonSaltwater seasons and daily limits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-621, effective October 28, 2015 through January 31, 2016, it is permissible to fish for salmon in waters of Marine Area 10. Daily limit of two chum salmon.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective October 28, 2015:
WAC 232-28-62100S
Puget Sound salmonSaltwater seasons and daily limits. (15-387)
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective February 1, 2015:
WAC 232-28-62100T
Puget Sound salmonSaltwater seasons and daily limit.
Reviser's note: The typographical errors in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.