WSR 15-22-042 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-408—Filed October 28, 2015, 5:06 p.m., effective October 28, 2015, 5:06 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules for Puget Sound salmon.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-47-31100T and 220-47-41100N; and amending WAC 220-47-311 and 220-47-411.
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: The nontreaty share of chum in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 12, 12B and 12C is expected to be harvested by the date of this closure. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 29 [28], 2015.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-31100T Purse seine—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions WAC 220-47-311, effective immediately through November 30, 2015, it is unlawful to fish for, or possess salmon taken for commercial purposes with purse seine gear in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 12, 12B and 12C.
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. NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-41100N Gillnet—Open periods
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-47-411, effective immediately through November 30, 2015, it is unlawful to fish for, or possess salmon taken for commercial purposes with gillnet gear in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 12, 12B and 12C.
REPEALER
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed effective December 1, 2015:
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