WSR 16-07-071 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 16-49—Filed March 16, 2016, 4:13 p.m., effective March 16, 2016, 4:13 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules for sea urchins.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-52-07300W.
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: The commercial sea urchin fishery is being closed due to lack of interest in further harvest of green urchins. No known processors have expressed interest in buying green sea urchins due to low roe quality. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: March 16, 2016.
Ron Warren
for J. W. Unsworth
Director
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
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