WSR 14-20-002
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 14-260—Filed September 17, 2014, 4:27 p.m., effective September 17, 2014, 4:27 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-62000I and 232-28-62000J; and amending WAC 232-28-620.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.12.045, and 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 emergency rule is needed to close the fishery as the salmon quotas for Marine Areas 1 and 2 are expected to be taken by the end of September 21, 2014. There is insufficient time to adopt 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: September 17, 2014.
David Giglio
for Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-62000J Coastal salmonSaltwater seasons and daily limits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-620, effective immediately through September 21, 2014, it is unlawful to violate the provisions below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
(1) Catch Record Card Areas 1: Open through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, September 21; daily limit of 2 salmon.
(2) Catch Record Card Area 2: Open through 11:59 p.m. Friday, September 19; daily limit of 2 salmon.
(3) Catch Record Card Area 3: Open through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, September 21; daily limit of 2 salmon.
(4) Catch Record Card Area 4: Open through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, September 21; daily limit of 2 salmon.
(a) In waters east of the Bonilla – Tatoosh line release Chinook.
(b) The waters south of a line from Kydaka Point to Shipwreck Point are closed.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
WAC 232-28-62000I
Coastal salmonSaltwater seasons and daily limits. (14-239)
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective September 22, 2014:
WAC 232-28-62000J
Coastal salmonSaltwater seasons and daily limits.