12-22-041

WSR 12-22-041

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 12-258 -- Filed November 2, 2012, 11:09 a.m. , effective December 1, 2012 ]

     Effective Date of Rule: December 1, 2012.

     Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900Y; 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: Washington department of fish and wildlife has determined that the coho return to the Naselle River and the Naselle Hatchery is sufficient enough to meet conservation goals and hatchery egg-take needs while allowing additional harvest opportunity. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: November 2, 2012.

Joe Stohr

for Philip Anderson

Director

NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900Y   Exceptions to statewide rules -- Naselle River.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective December 1, 2012, through January 31, 2013, in waters of the Naselle River from the Highway 101 Bridge to the Crown Mainline Salme Bridge, daily limit of 6 salmon. Up to three adults may be retained, and only two may be wild coho. Minimum size 12 inches; release chum and wild Chinook.

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REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective February 1, 2013:

WAC 232-28-61900Y

Exceptions to statewide rules -- Naselle River.