{"id":"AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-045","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (State agency)","state":"WA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE","eco":"","issuer":"WDFW, by emergency rule","authority":"RCW 77.12.047; RCW 34.05.350; Proclamation 20-25.1 (Ex. WA-025)","instrument":"Emergency rules extending the closure of all recreational fishing and shellfish harvesting and postponing the spring bear and turkey seasons, the lowland-lakes trout opener and the halibut openers (announced by news release \u0027Fishing, shellfish harvesting, and some hunting postponed\u0027)","title":"Fishing, shellfish harvesting, and some hunting postponed","dateIssued":"2020-04-06","effective":"2020-04-06","end":"2020-05-04 (most fishing reopened May 5; Ex. 048)","startDate":"2020-04-06","endDate":"2020-05-04","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CLOSE","STAY","EVT"],"addressees":["all recreational anglers, shellfish harvesters and hunters","charter, guide and outfitting businesses","resorts and retailers dependent on the April 25 opener"],"clause":"These newly extended closures include all recreational fishing and shellfish harvesting, whether on public or private lands, and the spring bear hunts that would have started on April 1 as well as the April 4 and 5 youth turkey hunt. In addition, the department will postpone the spring bear and turkey season opening days, which were previously scheduled to open on April 15.... WDFW expects most recreation activities to remain closed through the Stay Home, Stay Healthy order.","enforcement":"RCW 77.15; WDFW Police","functions":["CB customer base (fishing, shellfish and spring hunting closed)","GS guides, charters and outfitters","RT tackle and licence retail (lowland-lakes opener postponed)","TV travel","LG fishing resorts (opening weekend lost)"],"notes":"The April 25 lowland-lakes opener, \u0027one of the most celebrated angling days of the year,\u0027 was postponed; halibut openers of Apr. 16 postponed.","sourceUrl":"https://wdfw.wa.gov/newsroom/news-release/fishing-shellfish-harvesting-and-some-hunting-postponed","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20221127155059/https://wdfw.wa.gov/newsroom/news-release/fishing-shellfish-harvesting-and-some-hunting-postponed","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":164327,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE","url":"/library/AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-045","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-045","citation":"WDFW, by emergency rule, Emergency rules extending the closure of all recreational fishing and shellfish harvesting and postponing the spring bear and turkey seasons, the lowland-lakes trout opener and the halibut openers (announced by news release \u0027Fishing, shellfish harvesting, and some hunting postponed\u0027) (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-045)","stateName":"Washington","related":["AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-046"]}