EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: April 25, 2003.
Purpose: Amend commercial and personal use fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-52-04600S, 220-52-04600T, and 220-56-33000U.
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: Results from the last two Department of Health samples showed that all crab tested were below the action level of thirty parts per million meeting the requirements necessary for the Department of Health to reopen the recreational and commercial crab fishery.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 3.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0.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.
April 25, 2003
J. P. Koening
Director
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
| WAC 220-52-04600S | Crab fishery--Seasons and areas. (03-25) |
| WAC 220-52-04600T | Crab fishery--Seasons and areas. (03-39) |
| WAC 220-56-33000U | Crab--Areas and seasons. (03-39) |