WSR 17-23-055 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 17-312—Filed November 9, 2017, 5:00 p.m., effective November 9, 2017, 5:00 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: Amends commercial salmon fishing rules in Puget Sound. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-354-12000G and 220-354-16000G; and amending WAC 220-354-120 and 220-354-160. 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 commercial salmon fisheries in Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 10 and 11 as the nontreaty share at the current inseason run size is expected to have been harvested. Additionally, an emergency rule is needed to close Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 8D for commercial fishing due to concerns over the Tulalip Hatchery not reaching egg-take goals for chum. 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 Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 2. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 9, 2017. Nate Pamplin for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-354-12000G Purse seine—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 220-354-120 WAC, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken for commercial purposes in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas except during the periods provided in this section, provided that unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-354-16000G Gillnet—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 220-354-160 WAC, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken for commercial purposes in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas except during the periods provided in this section, provided that unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
REPEALER
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed effective 11:59 PM December 1, 2017:
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