16-23-081  

  • WSR 16-23-081
    EMERGENCY RULES
    DEPARTMENT OF
    FISH AND WILDLIFE
    [Order 16-308-Filed November 15, 2016, 4:59 p.m., effective November 16, 2016, 12:01 a.m.]
    Effective Date of Rule: November 16, 2016, 12:01 a.m.
    Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules for Willapa Bay.
    Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-40-02700F and 220-40-02700G; and amending WAC 220-40-027.
    Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, and 77.12.047.
    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 reopen the November commercial fishery. Data collected during spawning ground surveys indicate that the chum return is larger than the preseason forecast, which ensures that conservation and management objectives are achieved. 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    Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
    Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
    Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
    Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
    Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 15, 2016.
    Kelly J. Cunningham
    for J. W. Unsworth
    Director
    NEW SECTION
    WAC 220-40-02700G Willapa Bay salmon-Fall fishery.
    Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-40-027, effective 12:01 a.m. November 16, 2016 through 11:59 p.m. November 18, 2016 and 12:01 a.m. November 21, 2016 through 11:59 p.m. November 25, 2016, it is lawful to fish for salmon for commercial purposes in waters of Willapa Bay Salmon Management Reporting Areas 2M, 2N, 2R, 2T, and 2U, provided that unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect.
    REPEALER
    The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:00 a.m. November 16, 2016:
    WAC 220-40-02700F
    Willapa Bay salmon-Fall fishery. (16-302)
    The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:00 a.m. November 26, 2016:
    WAC 220-40-02700G
    Willapa Bay salmon-Fall fishery.

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Effective Date:
11/16/2016