WSR 01-07-007

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 01-28 -- Filed March 8, 2001, 4:43 p.m. , effective March 12, 2001, 12:01 a.m. ]

Date of Adoption: March 8, 2001.

Purpose: Amend personal use rules.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-28500Y and 232-28-61900T; and amending WAC 220-56-285 and 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: This year's upper Columbia River spring chinook return is expected to be 364,600, the largest run since records began with the construction of Bonneville Dam in 1938. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 2.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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

March 8, 2001

J. P. Koenings

Director


NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-28500Y   Shad -- Areas and seasons.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-285, effective 12:01 a.m. March 12, 2001 through April 30, 2001 it is lawful to take, fish for, or possess shad in those waters of the Columbia River from the Buoy 10 line upstream to 600 feet below the fish ladder at Bonneville Dam.

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REPEALER


     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective May 1, 2001:


WAC 220-56-28500Y Shad -- Areas and seasons.

NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900T   Exceptions to statewide rules -- Columbia River.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective 12:01 a.m. March 12, 2001 through April 30, 2001 in those waters of the Columbia River from the Buoy 10 line upstream to 600 feet below the fish ladder at Bonneville Dam, daily limit six chinook, no more than two of which may be adults, and all of which must be adipose fin clipped, minimum size is 12 inches and two hatchery steelhead, minimum size 20 inches.

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REPEALER


     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective May 1, 2001:


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

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