12-21-096

WSR 12-21-096

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 12-250 -- Filed October 22, 2012, 4:50 p.m. , effective October 22, 2012, 4:50 p.m. ]

     Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.

     Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-47-41100K; and amending WAC 220-47-411.

     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: Harvestable surplus of coho are available for a commercial gillnet fishery in Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 6D. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 22, 2012.

Lori Preuss

for Philip Anderson

Director

NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-41100K   Gillnet -- Open periods.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-47-411, effective immediately, it is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken for commercial purposes with gillnet gear in those waters of Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 6D, except as follows:

     (1)     Area 6D - Open for skiff gillnets 7 AM to 7 PM daily, Tuesday, October 23 through Friday, October 26. All Chinook and chum must be released.

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REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 7:01 pm October 26, 2012:

WAC 220-47-41100K

Gillnet -- Open periods.