WSR 15-23-018 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-416—Filed November 6, 2015, 3:09 p.m., effective November 7, 2015] Effective Date of Rule: November 7, 2015.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules for Grays Harbor tributaries.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-18000E; and amending WAC 220-310-180.
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: An emergency rule is needed to open areas that were closed by emergency rule WSR 15-22-041 as sufficient numbers of coho have entered Grays Harbor hatcheries to achieve 2015 production goals of early timed coho. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: November 6, 2015.
Joe Stohr
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-18000J Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Coast.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-180, effective November 7, 2015, until further notice, it is unlawful to violate the following provisions, provided that unless otherwise amended all permanent rules remain in effect:
(1) All waters draining into Grays Harbor are closed to fishing except:
(a) Humptulips River (Grays Harbor County): Open for salmon and gamefish only from the downstream edge of Reynvanns Bar up to Hwy 101 Bridge. Salmon daily limit is 2. Release wild coho. Release all Chinook beginning November 16, 2015.
(b) Wishkah River (Grays Harbor County): Open for salmon and gamefish only from West Wishkah Road Bridge to the Wishkah Rearing Ponds. Salmon daily limit is 2. Release all salmon except chum and hatchery coho.
(c) Satsop River (Grays Harbor/Mason Counties): Open for salmon and gamefish only from the confluence with West Fork Satsop River to bridge at Schafer State Park. Salmon daily limit is 2. Release all wild chinook and wild coho. Release all Chinook beginning December 1, 2015.
(d) Satsop River (Grays Harbor/Mason Counties): Open for salmon and gamefish only from 400 feet below Bingham Creek Hatchery dam to dam and only for anglers with disabilities who permanently use a wheelchair AND who have a designated harvester companion card. Salmon daily limit is 2. Release all wild chinook and wild coho. Release all Chinook beginning December 1, 2015.
(e) Skookumchuck River (Lewis/Thurston Counties): Open for salmon and gamefish only from first Skookumchuck Rd SE Bridge downstream from the hatchery to 100 feet below outlet of PP&L/WDFW steelhead rearing pond located at the base of Skookumchuck Dam. Salmon daily limit is 2. Release all salmon except hatchery coho.
(f) Newaukum River, including South Fork (Lewis County): Open for salmon and gamefish only from Gish Rd. Bridge to Leonard Rd. Bridge. Salmon daily limit is 2. Release all salmon except hatchery coho.
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. REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective
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. | ||||