WSR 17-17-099
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 17-208—Filed August 18, 2017, 1:58 p.m., effective August 18, 2017, 1:58 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend Puget Sound commercial beach seine fishing rules.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-47-42800T and 220-47-42800U; 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 close the beach seine fishery in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 12C because the quota will have been reached. Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 12A will remain open. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 18, 2017.
Joe Stohr
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-42800U 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
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:
WAC 220-47-42800T
Beach seines—Open periods. (17-179)
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 7:01 p.m. September 8, 2017:
WAC 220-47-42800U
Beach seines—Open periods.