WSR 22-10-014
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 22-60—Filed April 22, 2022, 4:49 p.m., effective May 1, 2022]
Effective Date of Rule: May 1, 2022.
Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to return coastal tributaries and the Hoko River, previously closed by emergency rule, to permanent rules.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-02000S.
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 rule returns coastal tributaries and the Hoko River to permanent rules, therefore implementing sport harvest opportunity for hatchery spring Chinook as agreed to under the 2022 comanagement harvest agreement for spring and summer salmon fisheries in the Quillayute River system.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: April 22, 2022.
Kelly Susewind
Director
REPEALER
The following section of Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective May 1, 2022:
WAC 220-312-02000S | Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Coast. (21-23) |