WSR 17-16-003 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 17-169—Filed July 19, 2017, 3:25 p.m., effective July 31, 2017, 9:00 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: July 31, 2017, 9:00 p.m.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules in Lake Roosevelt sturgeon fishery.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-05000J.
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 white sturgeon fishery in Lake Roosevelt which was opened by filing of WSR 17-11-116. Lake Roosevelt fisheries are comanaged between Washington department of fish and wildlife, Spokane Tribe of Indians and Colville Confederated Tribes. The comanagers have negotiated a harvest plan which allows each entity a portion of the sturgeon harvest. As of July 31, nontribal licensed anglers will have harvested approximately three thousand five hundred white sturgeon. By closing the Lake Roosevelt white sturgeon fishery anglers can expect to have additional angling opportunity in future years. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 19, 2017.
James B. Scott, Jr.
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 9:00 p.m. July 31, 2017:
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