EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: November 8, 2002.
Purpose: Amend personal use fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900X; 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: River flows have returned to normal in the Hoh River allowing fall chinook and coho salmon to migrate upriver to most of their usual spawning grounds. Biologists remain concerned that chinook salmon have been more affected than other species by the previous low flows that delayed normal distribution to the spawning grounds. The upper river and South Fork remain closed to fishing to provide maximum protection for chinook on the spawning grounds. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0.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:
November 11, 2002, 12:01 a.m.
November 8, 2002
J. P. Koenings
Director
(1) Quillayute River (Jefferson Co.) - Closed to fishing.
(2) Hoh River (Jefferson Co.) - Closed to fishing, except those waters of the Hoh River from the mouth to DNR Oxbox Campground boat launch are open to fishing November 11 through November 30, 2002. Release chinook salmon.
(3) Clearwater River (Jefferson Co.) - Closed to fishing.
(4) Bogachiel River (Clallam Co.) - Closed to fishing.
(5) Calawah River (Clallam Co.) - Closed to fishing.
(6) Dickey River (Clallam Co.) - Closed to fishing.
(7) Sol Duc River (Clallam Co.) - Closed to fishing.
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Reviser's note: The spelling error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative
Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. November 11, 2002:
| WAC 232-28-61900X | Exceptions to statewide rules. (02-274) |