WSR 98-05-011

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[Order 98-16--Filed February 5, 1998, 5:15 p.m., effective February 7, 1998, 12:01 a.m.]

Date of Adoption: February 5, 1998.

Purpose: Personal use rules.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900C.

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: It has been determined that winter steelhead egg take demands will be achieved, therefore the closures instituted under WAC 232-28-61900C are no longer needed. The reopening of these river sections will also facilitate the removal of hatchery steelhead from the rivers by allowing anglers to harvest them.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, amended 0, repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.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: February 7, 1998, 12:01 a.m.

February 5, 1998

Bern Shanks

Director

REPEALER

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. February 7, 1998: