WSR 01-21-095

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 01-241 -- Filed October 22, 2001, 4:56 p.m. , effective October 22, 2001, 6:00 p.m. ]

     Date of Adoption: October 22, 2001.

     Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-40-02700Y; and amending WAC 220-40-027.

     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: Recent landings indicate a stronger than forecasted chum run size. Additional commercial fishing time is available, while still meeting interim escapement objectives for natural coho. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 22, 2001, 6:00 p.m.

October 22, 2001

J. P. Koenings

Director

by Larry Peck


NEW SECTION
WAC 220-40-02700Y   Salmon -- Willapa Bay fall fishery.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-40-027, it is unlawful to fish for or possess salmon taken for commercial purposes from the waters of Willapa Bay except as provided for in this section:

     (1) Open 6:00 p.m. October 22 through 6:00 p.m. October 25, 2001 in Areas 2G west of a true north-south line drawn through Willapa Channel Marker 10 and east of a line drawn true south from the most waterward exposed end of the rock jetty located near Washaway Beach and excluding the area southerly and easterly of a line from Island Sands Light to Ramsey Point, 2M and 2J north of a true east-west line drawn through the North Entrance Marker to the Nahcotta boat basin (red flasher #2).

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REPEALER


     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 6:01 p.m. October 25, 2001:


WAC 220-40-02700Y Salmon -- Willapa Bay fall fishery.

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