EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: May 25, 2001.
Purpose: Amend personal use fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900Y.
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 allowable sport harvest of approximately 2,000 adult spring chinook is projected to be attained on Monday, May 28 (Memorial Day) based on on-going creel census estimates of fishing effort and harvest that began with the opening of the fishery on April 21. Current "in-season" run size estimates indicate that the actual run to the mouth of the Yakima River will range between 22,000 - 26,000 fish. The pre-season forecast was for a 26,100 fish return and the 2,000 fish allowable sport harvest was based on this forecast.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0.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:
May 29, 2001, 12:01 a.m.
May 25, 2001
J. P. Koenings
Director
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. May 29, 2001:
| WAC 232-28-61900Y | Exceptions to statewide rules--Yakima River. (01-50) |