EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: July 28, 2000.
Purpose: Amend personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-25500S; and amending WAC 220-56-255.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Section 7, chapter 107, Laws of 2000.
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 halibut quota for Marine Area 1 is anticipated July 29, 2000. This action is necessary to conform with similar actions taken by the National Marine Fisheries Service and is in accordance with the provision of the halibut catch sharing plan. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: July 29, 2000, 11:59 p.m.
July 28, 2000
Evan Jacoby
for Jeff P. Koenings
Director
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-255, effective immediately until further notice further notice, it is unlawful to fish for or possess halibut taken for personal use except as provided for in this section:
(1) Marine Area 1: Closed effective 11:59 p.m. July 29, 2000 until further notice.
(2) Marine Area 2: Closed until further notice.
(3) Marine Areas 3 and 4: Closed until further notice.
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Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code
is repealed effective 11:59 p.m. July 29, 2000:
| WAC 220-56-25500S | Halibut -- Seasons -- Daily limits. (00-103) |