WSR 17-23-125 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 17-322—Filed November 17, 2017, 1:20 p.m., effective November 20, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: November 20, 2017. Purpose: Allows for a scientific harvest in Sea Cucumber District 3. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-340-730. 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: This emergency rule is needed to open a scientific harvest of Sea Cucumber District 3 pursuant to a proposal distributed to the tribal comanagers. 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 Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: November 17, 2017. J. W. Unsworth Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-340-73000F Commercial sea cucumber fishery.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-340-730, effective November 20, 2017, until further notice, it is unlawful to take or possess sea cucumbers taken for commercial purposes except as provided for in this section:
(1) Sea cucumber harvest using shellfish diver gear is allowed in the following Marine Fish-Shellfish Areas of Sea Cucumber District 3 Monday through Friday of each week: 26A and 24A, 24B, 24C, and 24D.
(2) A designated representative of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife must be on board the vessel during harvest.
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