EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: May 12, 2000.
Purpose: Amend personal use rules.
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: This regulation sets uniform short-term license fees. The department has filed notice of its intention to adopt the rule as [a] permanent rule (WSR 00-06-042), and is actively undertaking the appropriate procedures to adopt the rule as a permanent rule.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.
May 12, 2000
J. P. Koenings
Director
by Larry Peck
Effective immediately there is hereby created a combination temporary fish-shellfish-seaweed license that is valid for two consecutive days and allows the holder to take and possess fish, shellfish, and seaweed taken from state and offshore waters. The fee for this license is six dollars for both residents and non-residents.
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