WSR 01-06-007

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 01-20 -- Filed February 23, 2001, 12:13 p.m. , effective March 1, 2001, 12:01 a.m. ]

Date of Adoption: February 22, 2001.

Purpose: Amend personal use rules.

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

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: The number of wild winter steelhead expected to return to the Humptulips River during the 2000-2001 season is below the number of fish needed to spawn. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: March 1, 2001, 12:01 a.m.

February 22, 2001

J. P. Koenings

Director

by Larry Peck


NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900S   Exceptions to statewide rules -- Humptulips River.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective 12:01 a.m. March 1, 2001, through March 31, 2001 those waters of the Humptulips River and West Fork of the Humptulips River are closed to fishing.

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REPEALER


     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. April 1, 2001:


WAC 232-28-61900S Exceptions to statewide rules--Humptulips River.

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