WSR 16-16-058
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 16-192—Filed July 27, 2016, 11:59 a.m., effective July 31, 2016, 9:30 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: July 31, 2016, 9:30 p.m.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules in Icicle River.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-19500H.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047 [77.04.012], 77.04.020, 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 is needed to close the Icicle River which was opened by filing WSR 16-11-039. The spring Chinook run to the Icicle River has completed its return to the tributary. These fish will begin to spawn soon and will be largely undesirable as a food fish. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 27, 2016.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 9:30 p.m. July 31, 2016:
WAC 220-310-19500H
Freshwater exceptions to statewide rulesEastside. (16-104)