WSR 01-21-076

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 01-238 -- Filed October 18, 2001, 2:41 p.m. , effective October 19, 2001, 8:00 a.m. ]

     Date of Adoption: October 18, 2001.

     Purpose: Amend personal use fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-31000T and 220-56-33000B; and amending WAC 220-56-330.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.

     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: Current estimates indicate sufficient crab are available for recreational harvest. The reason for the closure in the southern portion of Marine Area 8-2 is to protect soft shelled crab. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 19, 2001, 8:00 a.m.

October 18, 2001

J. P. Koenings

Director

by Larry Peck


NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-33000C   Crab -- Areas and seasons.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-330, it is lawful to fish for crab for personal use in Puget Sound in all Marine Areas except as provided below:

     (1) Effective 8:00 a.m., October 19, 2001, until further notice, it is unlawful to fish for crab for personal use in that portion of Marine Area 8-2, south and east of a line that extends from Camano Head on the southern tip of Camano Island to Sandy Point on Whidbey Island.

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REPEALER


     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 8:00 a.m. October 19, 2001:


WAC 220-56-33000B Crab -- Areas and seasons. (01-232)
WAC 220-56-31000T Shellfish -- Daily limits. (01-232)

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