WSR 14-06-012
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 14-42-Filed February 20, 2014, 4:31 p.m., effective February 24, 2014]
Effective Date of Rule: February 24, 2014.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-62100A; and amending WAC 232-28-621.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
77.04.020, 77.12.045, 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: Preliminary estimates indicate that the encounters of legal size chinook in Area 7 are projected to exceed the preseason expectations. This regulation reduces the retention of salmon in Area 7 to a daily limit of one in order to minimize encounters of legal size hatchery and wild chinook and ensure compliance with conservation objectives and agreed-to management plans. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: February 20, 2014.
Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-62100A Puget Sound salmon-Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-621, effective February 24 through April 30, 2014, it is unlawful to violate the provisions below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
Catch Record Card Area 7: Daily limit of 1 salmon and release wild Chinook.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective May 1, 2014:
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WAC 232-28-62100A |
Puget Sound salmon-Saltwater seasons and daily limits. |
