WSR 12-12-005

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 12-97 -- Filed May 23, 2012, 4:55 p.m. , effective June 1, 2012 ]


     Effective Date of Rule: June 1, 2012.

     Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900X; and amending WAC 232-28-619.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020.

     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: An inadvertent release of triploid rainbow trout from net pen facilities on Rufus Woods has resulted in a large number of triploid rainbow downstream of Chief Joseph Dam. These fish are undesirable in the anadromous zone due to potential predation and competition with listed species and are available for harvest under NOAA Permit 1554. There is insufficient time to adopt 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: May 23, 2012.

Joe Stohr

for Philip Anderson

Director


NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900X   Exceptions to statewide rules--Columbia River.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective June 1 through August 15, 2012, a person may fish in waters of the Columbia River from the Highway 173 Bridge at Brewster to Chief Joseph Dam, daily limit of 10 trout, minimum size 12 inches.

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REPEALER


     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective August 16, 2012:


WAC 232-28-61900X Exceptions to statewide rules -- Columbia River.

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