WSR 98-17-002
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 98-144--Filed August 5, 1998, 4:25 p.m.]
Date of Adoption: August 5, 1998.
Purpose: Personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-12-619.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.040.
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: Nonbuoyant lure restrictions and night closures are necessary in these areas where salmon returning to spawn tend to congregate or "mil" in order to protect them from potential fisheries. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.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: Immediately.
August 5, 1998
J. D. Brittell
for Bern Shanks
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-12-61900C Permanent Washington state-wide game fish regulations. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-12-619, effective immediately until further notice, in the following waters and during the periods shown, it is unlawful to use a non-buoyant lure that has more than one single hook or has a hook measuring more than 3/4 inch point to shank and a night closure is in effect.
| Area | Time Period | |
| Naselle River
(including all forks) Hwy 101 Bridge to North Fork |
September 1 - November 30 | |
| Willapa River
Hwy 6 Bridge to Fork Creek and South Fork |
September 1 - November 30 | |
| Upstream from
Fork Creek |
September 1- October 31 | |
| Lewis River -
North Fork From Johnson Creek to Merwin Dam |
August 5 - October 31 | |
| Deschutes River
From 400 feet below lowest Tumwater Falls fish ladder to the Old Hwy 99 Bridge on Capitol Boulevard |
August 5 - November 30 | |
| Soos Creek | September 1 - October 31 | |
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