WSR 98-17-011
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 98-149--Filed August 7, 1998, 4:56 p.m., effective August 10, 1998, 12:01 a.m.]
Date of Adoption: August 7, 1998.
Purpose: Personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-19000Q; and amending WAC 220-56-190.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 75.08.080.
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: It is projected that they will have achieved their quota in Catch Record Card Areas 1 and 3. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.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: August 10, 1998, 12:01 a.m.
August 7, 1998
Evan Jacoby
for Bern Shanks
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-19000R Coastal salmon--Seasons and limits. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-190, effective 12:01 a.m. August 10, 1998 until further notice it is unlawful to fish for or possess salmon taken for personal use from Catch Record Card Areas 1 through 4 except as provided for in this section:
(1) Area 1 - Closed until further notice.
(2) Area 2 - Special daily limit of two salmon not more than one of which may be a chinook salmon. Special cumulative limit of four salmon in any Sunday through the following Thursday period - Sunday through Thursdays only, immediately through September 24, 1998 except closed 0-3 miles offshore.
(3) Area 3 - Closed until further notice.
(4) Area 4
(a) Waters west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line - Closed until further notice.
(b) Waters east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line - Special daily limit of two salmon, except release chinook salmon - immediately through September 24, 1998.
(5) Size limits - Chinook salmon minimum size 24 inches in length. Coho salmon minimum size 16 inches in length.
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REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 11:59 p.m. August 9, 1998:
WAC 220-56-19000Q Coastal salmon--Seasons and limits. (98-139)