WSR 19-21-055
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 19-257—Filed October 10, 2019, 3:16 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: October 14, 2019.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules for the Skagit River.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-04000A; and amending WAC 220-312-040.
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 a portion of the Skagit River to all fishing to avoid gear conflicts with treaty fisheries during these scheduled dates. These closures were agreed to with comanagers during the 2019/2020 North of Falcon process. Exact dates were to be determined based on inseason information such as stream flow and run timing. These dates have now been set, 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 10, 2019.
Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-04000AFreshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Puget Sound.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-312-040:
Skagit River: From the Highway 9 Bridge to the Baker River: Closed to all fishing the days of October 14 through October 15, 2019.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective October 16, 2019:
WAC 220-312-04000A | Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Puget Sound. |