09-09-066

WSR 09-09-066

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 09-48 -- Filed April 14, 2009, 8:39 a.m. , effective April 15, 2009, 12:01 a.m. ]

     Effective Date of Rule: April 15, 2009, 12:01 a.m.

     Purpose: Amend personal use fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-28-619.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 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: Washington department of fish and wildlife (WDFW) provides a salmon fishery in Lake Chelan by annually stocking a relatively small number of triploid, sterile chinook. WDFW seeks to maintain the abundance of chinook at a level that minimizes predation on kokanee and cutthroat trout but still provides fish for harvest. Sufficient numbers of stocked chinook are available to open the season early. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: April 14, 2009.

Philip Anderson

Director

NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900L   Exceptions to statewide rules -- Lake Chelan (Chelan Co.)   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective April 15, 2009, until further notice, a person may fish for salmon in waters of Lake Chelan, except closed within 400 feet of the mouth of all tributaries. Daily limit of one Chinook salmon, minimum size 15 inches in length.

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