WSR 97-08-048
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
(Fisheries)
[Order 97-58--Filed March 28, 1997, 3:26 p.m., effective April 1, 1997, 12:01 a.m.]
Date of Adoption: March 28, 1997.
Purpose: Personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-57-315, 220-57-321, 220-57-505, and 220-57-515.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 75.08.080.
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 numbers of salmon are available for a recreational fishery. There is insufficient time to promulgate 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 4, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.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: April 1, 1997, 12:01 a.m.
March 28, 1997
Evan Jacoby
for Bern Shanks
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-57-31500C Klickitat River. Notwithstanding the provisions
of WAC 220-57-315, effective April 2 through May 31, 1997: Special daily
limit of two salmon greater than 12 inches in length or two hatchery
steelhead, or one of each, in those waters of the Klickitat River from
the mouth upstream to the Fisher Hill Bridge. Open on Wednesday and
Saturdays only. Nonbuoyant lure and night closure restrictions apply to
the fishery provided for in this section.
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NEW SECTION
WAC 220-57-32100B Little White Salmon River (Drano Lake)
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-57-321 and WAC 220-56-105,
effective April 1 through May 15, 1997: Special daily limit of two
salmon greater than 12 inches in length or two hatchery steelhead, or one
of each, in those waters of Drano Lake (Little White Salmon River) from
the Highway 14 Bridge upstream to markers on points of land downstream
and across from the Federal Salmon Hatchery. Nonbuoyant lure and night
closure restrictions apply to the fishery provided for in this section.
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NEW SECTION
WAC 220-57-50500Z White Salmon River. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-57-505 and WAC 220-56-105:
(1) Effective April 1, 1997 until further notice, special daily limit of one salmon greater than 12 inches in length in those waters of the White Salmon River from boundary markers at the mouth upstream to the powerhouse.
(2) Effective April 1 through June 15, 1997, special daily limit of
one salmon greater than 12 inches in length in those waters of the White
Salmon River from the powerhouse upstream to 400 feet below Northwestern
(Condit) Dam.
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NEW SECTION
WAC 220-57-51500M Wind River. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-57-515 and WAC 220-56-105:
(1) Effective April l through May 31, 1997: Special daily limit of two salmon greater than 12 inches in length or two hatchery steelhead, or one of each, in those waters of the Wind River from boundary line/markers at the mouth upstream to markers 400 feet below Shipperd Falls. Nonbuoyant lure and night closure restrictions apply to the fishery provided for in this section.
(2) Effective June 1 through June 15, 1997: Special daily limit of two salmon greater than 12 inches in length in those waters of the Wind River from boundary line/markers at the mouth upstream to markers 400 feet below Shipperd Falls.
(3) Effective June 1 through June 15, 1997: Special daily limit of
two salmon greater than 12 inches in length in those waters of the Wind
River from the High Bridge upstream to a lower boundary marker below
Carson National Fish Hatchery.
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