EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Effective Date of Rule: June 14, 2006.
Purpose: Amend personal use fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900D.
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: Most of the spring chinook broodstock trapped to date at the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery were stolen on the night of June 9, 2006. Consequently, additional fish must be trapped to replace those stolen. Because this year's run is small the Washington department of fish and wildlife is closing the sport-fishing season to allow the hatchery adequate opportunity to capture the 1,000 fish they need for broodstock. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: June 12, 2006.
J. P. Koenings
Director
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective June 14, 2006:
| WAC 232-28-61900D | Exceptions to statewide rules -- Icicle River. (06-110) |