WSR 16-24-040
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 16-314-Filed November 30, 2016, 4:06 p.m., effective December 1, 2016]
Effective Date of Rule: December 1, 2016.
Purpose: Amend Puget Sound saltwater recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-62100I; and amending WAC 232-28-621.
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 and tribal comanagers agreed to a limited number of Chinook encounters retaining or releasing fish that anglers are allowed in Marine Areas 8-1, 8-2, and 10. This emergency rule is needed to modify these fisheries to stay within the agreed-to number of encounters and increasing the possibility of providing season long fisheries which will provide additional angling 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 30, 2016.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-62100Q Puget Sound salmon-Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-621, it is unlawful to violate the provisions below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect.
(1) Marine Areas 8-1 and 8-2: Effective immediately until further notice:
(a) Daily limit of 2 salmon, no more than 1 Chinook. Release coho and wild Chinook.
(2) Marine Area 10: Effective immediately through February 28, 2017:
(a) Daily limit of 2 salmon, no more than 1 Chinook. Release coho and wild Chinook.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
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WAC 232-28-62100I |
Puget Sound salmon-Saltwater seasons and daily limits. (16-213) |
