WSR 14-17-082
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 14-212-Filed August 18, 2014, 4:07 p.m., effective August 18, 2014, 4:07 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-47-41100A; and amending WAC 220-47-411.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
77.04.012, 77.04.020, 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: Harvestable surplus of salmon is available in Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Area 9A for a commercial gillnet opening. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: August 18, 2014.
Nate Pamplin
for Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-47-41100A Gillnet-Open periods.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-47-411, effective immediately until further notice, it is permissible to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken with gillnet gear for commercial purposes from the following designated Puget Sound Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas during the times indicated below and with the minimum mesh size indicated below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect.
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Open Areas |
Open Periods |
Mesh Size |
9A |
Immediately through 7 AM August 24 |
Minimum 5 inch |
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 7:01 a.m. August 24, 2014:
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WAC 220-47-41100A |
Gillnet-Open periods. |
