WSR 17-23-056 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 17-309—Filed November 9, 2017, 5:03 p.m., effective November 13, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: November 13, 2017. Purpose: Amends rules for Puget Sound recreational salmon fishery. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-313-06000I; and amending WAC 220-313-060. 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: Washington department of fish and wildlife and tribal comanagers agreed to a limited number of Chinook encounters retaining or releasing fish that anglers are allowed in Marine Areas 8-1 through 10. Preliminary estimates indicate that there is a high risk of reaching the allowable limit of total Chinook encounters prior to the scheduled end of the season due to high sublegal encounters. This emergency rule is needed to modify these fisheries to stay within the agreed to number of encounters and increasing the possibility of providing season-long fisheries which will provide additional angling opportunity. 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 Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: November 9, 2017. J. W. Unsworth Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-313-06000J Puget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-313-060, effective November 13, 2017, until further notice, it is unlawful to violate the provisions below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect.
(1) Marine Areas 8-1, 8-2 and 9, excluding Edmonds Public Fishing Pier: Closed to salmon angling.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective November 13, 2017:
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