WSR 06-09-049

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 06-79 -- Filed April 14, 2006, 3:21 p.m. , effective April 29, 2006 ]


     Effective Date of Rule: April 29, 2006.

     Purpose: Amend personal use fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: 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: Allowing the use of motors in Swift Reservoir and Walupt Lake was omitted from the permanent rule filing. These are large lakes where motors are required for anglers to be effective in harvesting hatchery trout. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: April 14, 2006.

J. P. Koenings

Director


NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900V   Exceptions to statewide rules -- Swift Reservoir and Walupt Lake.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective April 29, 2006 until further notice, in those waters of Swift Reservoir and Walupt Lake, selective gear rules in effect, except motors allowed.

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