WSR 17-16-090
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 17-179—Filed July 27, 2017, 11:50 a.m., effective July 27, 2017, 11:50 a.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend Puget Sound commercial beach seine fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-47-42800T; and amending WAC 220-47-428.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, and 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: This emergency rule is needed to open Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 12A and a portion of Area 12C for commercial beach seine because harvestable surplus of coho salmon are available in Area 12A and harvestable surplus of Chinook are available in the Hoodsport Hatchery Zone in 12C. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: July 27, 2017.
James B. Scott, Jr.
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-42800T Beach seine—Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-47-428, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken for commercial purposes in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas except in accordance with the areas and open periods indicated below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect.
Open Areas
Open Periods
That portion of Area 12C within 2,000 feet of the western shore between the dock at Glen Ayr Recreational Vehicle Park and the Hoodsport Marina dock, also referred to as the Hoodsport Hatchery Zone
7 AM – 7 PM daily
7/31, 8/2, 8/7, 8/9, 8/14, 8/16, 8/21, 8/23, 8/28, 8/30, 9/4, 9/6
12A
7 AM – 7 PM daily
8/21, 8/22, 8/23, 8/24, 8/25, 8/28, 8/29, 8/30, 8/31, 9/1, 9/4, 9/5, 9/6, 9/7, 9/8
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 7:01 p.m. September 8, 2017:
WAC 220-47-42800T
Beach seines—Open periods.