WSR 17-22-130
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 17-302—Filed November 1, 2017, 9:26 a.m., effective November 1, 2017]
Effective Date of Rule: November 1, 2017.
Purpose: Amends commercial salmon rules for Willapa Bay.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-354-25000A.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 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 rescind filing WSR 17-20-058 which modified the 2017 permanent commercial fishery rules to address the potential of overcrowding the recovery box. The concern for overcrowding originated from unanticipated environmental conditions that were likely to produce higher encounters of Chinook and steelhead, together with expected high levels of chum. The resulting overcrowding from required use of recovery box for all species was expected to produce higher levels of Chinook and steelhead mortality making it harder to stay within conservation objectives, particularly for Chinook. Permanent rules take effect November 1, 2017.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 31, 2017.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective November 1, 2017:
WAC 220-354-25000A
Willapa Bay salmon fall fishery. (17-269)