WSR 98-24-017
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 98-242--Filed November 20, 1998, 4:39 p.m.]
Date of Adoption: November 20, 1998.
Purpose: Commercial fishing regulations.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-48-01500H; and amending WAC 220-48-015.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 75.08.080.
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 quota of Pacific cod is nearing fulfillment and additional opportunity can be provided in the deep water area and still assure that conservation quotas are not exceeded. There is insufficient time to promulgate 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.
November 20, 1998
Larry W. Peck
Acting Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-48-01500H Beam trawl and bottom trawl--Seasons, Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-48-015, effective immediately through 11:59 p.m. December 10, 1998 it is lawful to fish for or possess bottomfish taken with beam trawl and bottom trawl gear in Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch reporting Areas 20A, 20B, 21A, 22A, and 22B in waters deeper than 40 fathoms.
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REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 11:59 p.m. December 10, 1998:
WAC 220-48-01500H Beam trawl and bottom trawl--Seasons.