WSR 17-01-055 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 16-326—Filed December 14, 2016, 9:34 a.m., effective January 14, 2017]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The purpose of this rule is to reduce the illicit seafood trade involving certain species of king crab that are imported and sold in Washington state and negatively impact the local crab market. The current list of classified shellfish species in rule does not include three species of king crab which make up a significant proportion of the Alaskan crab harvest, and are known to be involved in the illicit seafood trade. The amended rule will add these three shellfish species and broaden the agency's scope of regulatory authority to monitor and investigate the illicit seafood trade involving king crab.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-12-020.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-17-055 on August 12, 2016.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: December 11, 2016.
Brad Smith, Chair
Fish and Wildlife Commission
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 12-09-046, filed 4/13/12, effective 5/14/12)
WAC 220-12-020 Shellfish—Classification.
The following species are classified as shellfish under RCW 77.12.047 and are subject to the provisions of this title:
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