EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: November 22, 1999.
Purpose: Personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900B; and 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: The 2000 Puyallup River wild winter steelhead forecast is 1451 fish, considerably below the desired escapement of 2000 fish. Last years' recreational harvest was 1.4% of the runsize, while treaty catch was 1.7%. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Puyallup basin treaty tribes want to afford a similar level of protection to the wild fish this year, so 1999-00 Puyallup steelhead fishery regulations will mirror last year's, including the wild release regulation in the sport fishery. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: December 1, 1999, 12:01 a.m.
November 22, 1999
Jeff P. Koenings
Director
by Larry Peck
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective 12:01 a.m. December 1, 1999 through January 31, 2000 release wild steelhead in the following waters:
(1) Carbon River
(2) Puyallup River
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The following section of the Washington Administrative Code
is repealed effective 11:59 p.m. January 31, 2000:
| WAC 232-28-61900B | Exceptions to statewide rules. |