WSR 18-03-102 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 18-09—Filed January 17, 2018, 5:04 p.m., effective January 20, 2018] Effective Date of Rule: January 20, 2018. Purpose: Amends Columbia River recreational sturgeon rules. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-312-060. 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 avoid recreational sturgeon harvest exceeding current guidelines of one hundred fish in The Dalles Pool. This action is consistent with decisions made by the states of Washington and Oregon on January 17, 2018. 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 Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: January 17, 2018. Joe Stohr for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-06000W Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Columbia River.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-312-060, effective January 20, 2018, until further notice, retention of white sturgeon is prohibited in the Dalles Pool. Catch and release continues to be allowed in the Dalles Pool.
Reviser's note: The typographical errors in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040. |