WSR 14-15-129
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 14-182-Filed July 22, 2014, 2:22 p.m., effective July 25, 2014]
Effective Date of Rule: July 25, 2014.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-310-19500W; and amending WAC 220-310-195.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
77.04.012, 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: Hatchery summer chinook returning to the Entiat River are predicted to be in excess of hatchery broodstock needs. The population is not listed under the Endangered Species Act. The majority of spring chinook and bull trout will have migrated to the upper reaches of the Entiat River, and few steelhead will be present during this fishery. Opening the Entiat River for hatchery chinook 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: July 22, 2014.
Joe Stohr
for Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-19500W Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules-Entiat River.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-195:
(1) Effective July 25 through September 30, 2014, it is permissible to fish for salmon in waters of the Entiat River upstream from the Alternate Highway 97 Bridge near the mouth of the Entiat River to the upper Roaring Creek Road Bridge downstream of the Entiat National Fish Hatchery.
(2) Daily limit two hatchery Chinook salmon, minimum size 12 inches.
(3) Selective gear rules and night closure apply.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative code is repealed effective October 1, 2014:
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WAC 220-310-19500W |
Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules-Entiat River. |
