WSR 17-22-062
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 17-291—Filed October 26, 2017, 10:44 a.m., effective October 30, 2017]
Effective Date of Rule: October 30, 2017.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing regulations in the Quillayute River system.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-02000M; and amending WAC 220-312-020.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.12.045, 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 because harvest estimates to date have exceeded preseason expectations. This will delay additional impacts on wild fall Chinook until they have primarily cleared the system. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 26, 2017.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-02000P Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Coastal.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-312-020, effective October 30, 2017, until further notice:
(a) Quillayute River (Clallam County): Closed to fishing.
(b) Sol Duc River (Clallam County): Closed to fishing.
(c) Dickey River (Clallam County): Closed to fishing.
(d) Bogachiel River (Clallam County): Closed to fishing.
(e) Calawah River (Clallam County): Closed to fishing.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective October 30, 2017:
WAC 220-312-02000M
Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Coastal. (Order 17-281)