WSR 15-17-060
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 15-264-Filed August 14, 2015, 10:47 a.m., effective August 14, 2015, 10:47 a.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-310-195.
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: Low water flows and higher than normal water temperatures this summer are creating poor conditions for fish stocks. This area is closed [to] fishing daily from 2:00 p.m. to midnight until water conditions improve. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: August 14, 2015.
Joe Stohr
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-310-19500I Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules-Eastside.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-310-190, effective immediately until further notice, the following waters are closed to fishing daily from 2:00 p.m. to midnight:
Mill Creek (Walla Walla Co.) from Bennington Dam to State Line
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040. 