WSR 98-07-012
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 98-34--Filed March 6, 1998, 4:52 p.m., effective March 7, 1998, 12:01 a.m.]
Date of Adoption: March 6, 1998.
Purpose: Personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-28-619.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.040.
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 United States Army Corps of Engineers is constructing a new juvenile salmonid bypass system in the affected area. Excavation, construction, and hauling of debris creates a safety hazard necessitating the extension of the fishing area closure. This closure will remain in effect until the bank fishing boundary will be moved back upstream. There is insufficient time to promulgate permanent regulations.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: March 7, 1998, 12:01 a.m.
March 6, 1998
Bern Shanks
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900J Washington game fish seasons and catch limits exceptions to statewide rules. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective 12:01 a.m. March 7, 1998, until further notice, it is unlawful to fish for gamefish from the mainland shore between the upstream line of Bonneville Dam and a fishing boundary marker on the Washington shore at the Fort Cascades fish wheel site (approximately 2 miles downstream from the dam) on the Columbia River.