WSR 98-17-009
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 98-147--Filed August 7, 1998, 4:54 p.m.]
Date of Adoption: August 7, 1998.
Purpose: Personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-57A-145.
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 rule will allow for the harvest of surplus hatchery chinook destined for the Issaquah Hatchery. Data from salmon counts conducted at the Ballard Locks indicates that the run will be approximately 10,000 fish; much stronger than the 3800 chinook preseason forecast. The limitation of the fishery to Lake Sammamish only, will offer protection to other stocks of chinook entering Lake Washington such as the Cedar River and Bear Creek stocks. The chinook will pass through the lake and arrive at the hatchery by the middle of October. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.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 7, 1998
J. D. Brittell
for Bern Shanks
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-57A-14500A Sammamish Lake. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-57A-145, open effective immediately until further notice, special daily limit of two salmon, release all sockeye salmon. There is no minimum size limit.
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