WSR 22-21-051
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 21-236—Filed October 11, 2022, 6:04 p.m., effective October 12, 2022]
Effective Date of Rule: October 12, 2022.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules for the Skagit River.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-312-04000Q; 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 open an area that was closed by emergency rule to avoid gear conflict. Tribal comanagers informed Washington department of fisheries that the fishery scheduled from Hwy 9 to Baker on October 12 will not occur, so the area closure is not necessary. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 11, 2022.
Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-312-04000SFreshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Puget Sound.
Effective immediately until further notice, the following provisions of WAC 220-312-040 regarding fishing seasons for the Cascade River and Skagit River shall be modified in locations listed, as described herein. All other provisions of WAC 220-312-040, not addressed herein, or unless otherwise amended, remain in effect:
(1) Cascade River (Skagit County); from mouth to Rockport-Cascade Rd. Bridge:
Effective immediately through October 31, 2022: All species: Bait is prohibited.
(2) Skagit River (Skagit County):
(a) From the mouth (a line projected from the terminus of the jetty with McGlinn Island to the white monument on the easterly end of Ika Island, then to a white monument on the westerly end of Craft Island, then to a white monument near the corner of the levee on the westerly side of Dry Slough, and then to a white monument on the easterly side of Tom Moore Slough) to Cascade River Rd. (Marblemount Bridge):
Effective immediately, until further notice: All species: Bait is prohibited.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
WAC 220-312-04000Q | Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules—Puget Sound. (22-210) |