WSR 17-07-009 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 17-42—Filed March 3, 2017, 2:36 p.m., effective March 3, 2017, 2:36 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-23500G; and amending WAC 220-56-235.
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 necessary to clarify removing the lingcod minimum size limit in Marine Areas 1 through 3 and Marine Area 4 (west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line) which was originally filed in WSR 17-06-008. Removing the minimum size limit provides additional angling opportunity. These rules conform with changes adopted by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: March 3, 2017.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-23500H Possession limits—Bottomfish.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-235, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to violate the following provisions below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect.
(1) Coastal (Marine Areas 1 through 3 and Marine Area 4 (west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line): Limit 9 fish total, of all species and species groups of bottomfish, which may include no more than:
(a) Lingcod: 2 fish limit with no minimum size in Marine Areas 1 through 3 and Marine Area 4 (west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line).
(b) Rockfish: 7 fish in aggregate which can include up to one canary rockfish in Marine Areas 1 and 2. The possession limit for yelloweye rockfish is 0.
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:
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