WSR 12-17-105

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 12-187 -- Filed August 17, 2012, 4:09 p.m. , effective August 20, 2012, 12:01 a.m. ]


     Effective Date of Rule: August 20, 2012, 12:01 a.m.

     Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-62100R; and amending WAC 232-28-621.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.045, 77.12.047 and 77.04.020.

     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: Estimates indicate that the encounters of wild chinook in Areas 9 and 10 have exceeded the preseason expectations. This regulation prohibits the retention of chinook in Areas 9 and 10 in order to minimize encounters with wild chinook and ensure compliance with conservation objectives and agreed-to management plans. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: August 17, 2012.

Philip Anderson

Director


NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-62100R   Puget Sound salmon -- Saltwater seasons and daily limits.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-621, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to violate the provisions below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:

     (1) Catch Record Card Area 9:

     (a) Edmonds Fishing Pier - Open until further notice - Daily limit 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook. Release chum.

     (b) South of line from Southweather Bluff to Olele Point - Open until further notice to salmon fishing - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook and chum.

     (b) All other waters of Area 9 - August 20 through August 31 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook and chum.

     (2) Catch Record Card Area 10:

     (a) Elliot Bay Fishing Pier at Terminal 86, Seacrest Pier, Waterman Pier, Bremerton Boardwalk, and Illahee State Park Pier - Open until further notice - Daily limit 2, only 1 of which may be a Chinook. Release chum.

     (b) Sinclair Inlet Fishery - Open until further notice - Daily limit 2. Release chum and wild Chinook.

     (c) Waters of Elliott Bay east of a line from West Point to Alki Point are closed.

     (d) Waters of Shilshole Bay east of a line from Meadow Point to West Point are closed.

     (e) All other waters of Area 10 - August 20 through August 31 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook and chum.

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     Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
REPEALER


     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. September 1, 2012:


WAC 232-28-62100R Puget Sound salmon -- Saltwater seasons and daily limits.