Purpose: Personal use rules.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: 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 intended to keep the recreational harvest of sturgeon from Bonneville Reservoir and its tributaries within the established guidelines. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.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 20, 1998, 12:01 a.m.

April 15, 1998

Bern Shanks

Director

WAC 220-56-28500Q  Sturgeon--Areas and seasons. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-285, effective 12:01 a.m. April 20, 1998 until further notice, it is unlawful to retain sturgeon from the Columbia River and its tributaries from Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam.

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