11-22-046

WSR 11-22-046

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 11-289 -- Filed October 27, 2011, 11:10 a.m. , effective October 29, 2011 ]

     Effective Date of Rule: October 29, 2011.

     Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900H; and amending WAC 232-28-619.

     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: Large numbers of coho are staging in this area, and a night closure is needed to help maintain an orderly fishery. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 27, 2011.

Sara G. LaBorde

for Philip Anderson

Director

NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900H   Exceptions to statewide rules -- Klickitat River.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective October 29, 2011, through January 31, 2012, night closure is in effect in waters of the Klickitat River downstream of the Fisher Hill Bridge.

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REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective February 1, 2012:

WAC 232-28-61900H

Exceptions to statewide rules -- Klickitat River.