09-19-048

WSR 09-19-048

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 09-208 -- Filed September 10, 2009, 3:48 p.m. , effective September 10, 2009, 11:59 p.m. ]

     Effective Date of Rule: September 10, 2009, 11:59 p.m.

     Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-47-50100S.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020.

     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 regulation closes fisheries targeting pink salmon authorized through the Pacific Salmon Commission as there is no longer a harvestable surplus available. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 10, 2009.

Philip Anderson

Director

NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-50100T   Puget Sound all-citizen commercial salmon fishery -- Open periods.   Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 220-47 WAC, effective 11:59 p.m. September 10, 2009, 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 7 & 7A.

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REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective September 11, 2009:

WAC 220-47-50100S

Puget Sound all-citizen commercial salmon fishery -- Open periods.