WSR 98-19-065
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 98-198--Filed September 18, 1998, 8:32 a.m., effective September 21, 1998, 6:00 p.m.]
Date of Adoption: September 17, 1998.
Purpose: Commercial fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-36-02300X; and amending WAC 220-36-023.
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: Harvestable numbers of salmon are predicted to return in fall 1998. This regulation is consistent with management criteria established during the preseason planning process. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.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: September 21, 1998, 6:00 p.m.
September 17, 1998
Elyse Kane
for Larry Peck
Acting Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-36-02300X Grays Harbor salmon--Fall fishery. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-36-023, effective immediately it is unlawful to fish for salmon in Grays Harbor for commercial purposes, except that:
Fishing period
(1) Gill net gear may be used to fish for salmon from 6:00 p.m. September 21 through 6:00 p.m. September 23, 1998 and from 6:00 p.m. September 27, 1998 through 6:00 p.m. September 30, 1998 or until the quota of 500 chinook or 100 wild coho is attained, whichever comes first, in Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 2C.
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REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 6:01 p.m. October 2, 1998:
WAC 220-36-02300X Grays Harbor salmon--Fall fishery.