WSR 17-02-048 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 16-334—Filed December 29, 2016, 1:49 p.m., effective December 30, 2016, 11:59 a.m.] Effective Date of Rule: December 30, 2016, 11:59 a.m.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules for the Skykomish (near Reiter Ponds) and Wallace rivers.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-19000D; and amending WAC 220-310-190.
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: The returns of hatchery winter steelhead to Wallace and Reiter hatcheries for broodstock purposes are well below required numbers. The closures are necessary to protect adult hatchery fish holding near these Washington department of fish and wildlife hatchery facilities until they can be trapped to meet broodstock needs.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: December 28, 2016.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-19000D Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Puget Sound.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-190, effective 11:59 pm December 30, 2016 through February 15, 2017, the following waters are closed to fishing. Unless otherwise amended all permanent rules remain in effect.
(1) Skykomish River: from 1,500 feet upstream to 1,000 feet downstream of Reiter Ponds outlet.
(2) Wallace River: From the railroad trestle (downstream of Hwy 2 bridge) to 200 feet upstream of water intake at Wallace hatchery.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective February 16, 2017:
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