WSR 17-18-013

EMERGENCY RULES

[Order 17-211—Filed August 24, 2017, 4:50 p.m., effective August 26, 2017]

Effective Date of Rule: August 26, 2017.

Purpose: Amends recreational freshwater fishing rules for South Pond at the Bogachiel Hatchery.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-312-020.

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 extend the trout fishery in South Pond at the Bogachiel Hatchery because [of] recent restrictions to the public access to Wentworth Lake, hatchery trout normally planted into Wentworth Lake are being planted in South Pond which will provide additional angling opportunity. The agency is considering making this fishery a permanent rule.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: August 24, 2017.

Nate Pamplin

for J. W. Unsworth

Director