WSR 12-20-003

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 12-216 -- Filed September 19, 2012, 4:53 p.m. , effective September 19, 2012, 4:53 p.m. ]


     Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.

     Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-47-41100F; and amending WAC 220-47-411.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020.

     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: Harvestable surplus of coho are available. Enough summer chum have reached the spawning areas to allow one day of nontreaty gillnet fishing for coho per the Summer Chum Salmon Conservations Initiative. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 19, 2012.

Philip Anderson

Director


NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-41100F   Gillnet -- Open periods.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-47-411, effective immediately it is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken for commercial purposes with gill net gear in those waters of Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 12A, except as follows:

     (1) Area 12A - Open for skiff gillnets Thursday, September 20, 2012, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Closed south of a line from Point Whitney to Tabook Point.

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REPEALER


     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 7:01 p.m. September 20, 2012:


WAC 220-47-41100F Gillnet -- Open periods.