10-07-103

WSR 10-07-103

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 10-60 -- Filed March 19, 2010, 1:21 p.m. , effective April 24, 2010 ]

     Effective Date of Rule: April 24, 2010.

     Purpose: Amend personal use fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900F; 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: The fish and wildlife commission recently adopted regulations making Munn and Susan lakes year-round catch-and-release fisheries beginning May 1, 2010. The current regulations allow for a regular fishery from April 24 - April 30. This change retains the catch-and-release fishery, allowing stocked fish to be available to anglers for a longer period of time. These rules are interim until permanent rules take effect May 1, 2010.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: March 19, 2010.

Philip Anderson

Director

NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900F   Exceptions to statewide rules -- Munn and Susan lakes (Thurston Co.)   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective April 24 through April 30, 2010, in waters of Munn and Susan Lakes, catch and release only, and selective gear rules are in effect.

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REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective May 1, 2010:

WAC 232-28-61900F

Exceptions to statewide rules -- Munn and Susan lakes (Thurston Co.)