WSR 17-23-013 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 17-306—Filed November 3, 2017, 9:59 a.m., effective November 4, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: November 4, 2017. Purpose: Amends recreational fishing rules in the Quillayute River system. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-02000P and 220-312-02000Q; and amending WAC 220-312-020. 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 reopen the fishing on the Quillayute River system which was closed by WSR 17-22-062. The fishing closure on the Quillayute River system has allowed additional Chinook salmon to pass through to spawning areas. Resumed fishing is expected to result in few impacts to Chinook. Requiring release of all Chinook is expected to further minimize these impacts. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: November 3, 2017. J. W. Unsworth Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-02000Q Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Coastal.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-312-020, effective November 4 through November 30, 2017, it is unlawful to retain Chinook salmon in the following waters. Unless otherwise amended all permanent rules remain in effect:
(1) Bogachiel River (Clallam County)
(2) Calaway River (Clallam County)
(3) Dickey River (Clallam County)
(4) Quillayute River (Clallam County)
(5) Sol Duc River (Clallam County)
Reviser's note: The spelling 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 effective November 4, 2017:
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective December 1, 2017:
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