WSR 02-17-038

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 02-198 -- Filed August 13, 2002, 2:54 p.m. ]

     Date of Adoption: August 13, 2002.

     Purpose: Amend personal use fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-19500J; and amending WAC 220-56-195.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.

     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: These rules are part of the agreed to North of Falcon annual fish management plans and are interim until permanent rules take effect.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: Immediately.

August 13, 2002

J. P. Koenings

Director

by Larry Peck


NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-19500J   Closed saltwater salmon areas--2002 North of Falcon.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-195, effective immediately until further notice, it is lawful to retain salmon during open seasons in waters of Areas 4 and 5 southerly of a line from Kydaka Point to Shipwreck Point.

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REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 11:59 p.m. September 30, 2002:


WAC 220-56-19500J Closed saltwater salmon areas--2002 North of Falcon.

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