WSR 18-10-002 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 18-72—Filed April 18, 2018, 2:41 p.m., effective May 1, 2018] Effective Date of Rule: May 1, 2018. Purpose: Amends recreational fishing rules for the Chehalis River. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-02000Z; 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: The forecasted abundance of spring Chinook returning to the Chehalis River Basin is sufficient to support this fishery. This emergency rule is needed to open this fishery which will provide for additional angling opportunity. 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 Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: April 18, 2018. Joe Stohr Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-02000Z Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Chehalis River.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-312-02000Y and WAC 220-312-020, effective May 1 through June 30, 2018, it is permissible to fish for salmon in the waters of the Chehalis River from the mouth (Highway 101 Bridge) to the Highway 6 Bridge in the town of Adna. Daily limit of one Chinook salmon, minimum size 12 inches in length. Release all other salmon.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective July 1, 2018:
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