WSR 97-18-034

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

(Fisheries)

[Order 97-171--Filed August 27, 1997, 10:19 a.m., effective September 2, 1997, 12:01 a.m.]

Date of Adoption: August 25, 1997.

Purpose: Personal use rules.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-28500L; and amending WAC 220-56-285.

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: This regulation is necessary to keep the recreational harvest of sturgeon from John Day Reservoir and its tributaries within the established guidelines as agreed to by state and tribal managers in the Columbia River. There is insufficient time to promulgate permanent regulation.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Effective Date of Rule: September 2, 1997, 12:01 a.m.

August 25, 1997

Bern Shanks

Director

NEW SECTION

WAC 220-56-28500M Sturgeon--Areas and seasons. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-285, effective 12:01 a.m. September 2, 1997 until further notice, it is unlawful to retain sturgeon from the Columbia River and its tributaries from John Day Dam to McNary Dam.

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REPEALER

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. September 2, 1997: