EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: February 29, 2000.
Purpose: Personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-28-619.
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: Closes game fish angling on the North Fork Lewis and Cowlitz rivers during times and in areas of high salmon concentrations and abundance. These areas are also closed for salmon angling in spring 2000 to allow for hatchery escapement despite a low run size. Action is consistent with an announcement by the state of Washington during a hearing on sport fisheries on February 23, 2000, and is consistent with requirements of the Endangered Species Act. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: April 1, 2000, 12:01 a.m.
February 29, 2000
J. P. Koenings
Director
by Larry Peck
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619:
1. Effective 12:01 a.m. April 1 through June 15, 2000, it is unlawful to fish for gamefish from the south side of the Cowlitz River in those waters downstream from the Barrier Dam to a line from the mouth of Mill Creek to a boundary marker on the opposite shore.
2. Effective 12:01 a.m. April 1 through June 15, 2000, it is unlawful to fish for gamefish in the waters of the North Fork Lewis River from Colvin Creek upstream to Merwin Dam. Bank fishing only from Johnson Creek to Colvin Creek 12:01 a.m. May 1, 2000 until further notice.
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