WSR 16-17-008
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 16-201—Filed August 4, 2016, 1:26 p.m., effective September 4, 2016]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Recreational salmon fishing rules based on North of Falcon recommendations change from year to year to reflect current resource availability and to achieve conservation goals. Amendments to Puget Sound recreational salmon fishing rules are needed to implement the agreed-upon changes.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-124; and amending WAC 220-55-220, 220-310-190, 220-56-195, 232-28-621, and 220-56-180.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.013, 77.04.020, 77.04.055, and 77.12.047.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-13-142 on June 22, 2016.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 5, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: August 2, 2016.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
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