WSR 08-08-067

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 08-55 -- Filed March 31, 2008, 11:41 a.m. , effective April 1, 2008 ]


     Effective Date of Rule: April 1, 2008.

     Purpose: Amend fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-56-156.

     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: This emergency rule is needed to be consistent with Canadian possession and delivery regulations for Canadian caught halibut. 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: March 31, 2008.

Phil Anderson

for Jeff Koenings

Director


NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-15600B   Possession and delivery of Canadian-origin food fish and shellfish.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-156, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to possess or land halibut, taken in Canadian waters, in excess of the Canadian daily limit for the time and area fished. The possession limit of halibut is two regardless of catch origin.

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