EMERGENCY RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.
Purpose: Amend personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-33000C; 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: This emergency rule is needed to align opening dates with the days of the week for the fishing periods. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: June 27, 2008.
J. P. Koenings
Director
1) Effective 7:00 a.m. July 2 through September 1, 2008, a person may fish for or possess crab Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays in the waters of Area 6, those waters of Area 7 (Sub Area 7 South - San Juan Islands) south and west of a line projected from Village Point, Lummi Island, through the navigation buoy just east of Matia Island, thence to the buoy at Clements Reef, thence to the easternmost point of Patos Island, thence running along the north shore of Patos Island to the westernmost point of Patos Island, thence due west to the international boundary; westerly of a straight line from the northernmost tip of Sinclair Island through Lummi Rocks to Lummi Island; and west of a line projected from the southeast point of Sinclair Island to the ferry dock at Shannon Point, and waters of Areas 8-1, 8-2, 9, 10, 11, and 12. Except a person may fish for crab August 31 through September 1, 2008, Sunday through Monday.
2) Effective 7:00 a.m. July 16 through September 30, 2008, a person may fish for or possess crab Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays in the waters of Area 7 (Sub Area 7 East - Anacortes to Bellingham) south of a line that extends from Point Francis on Portage Island, through the marker just north of Inati Bay on Lummi Island to Lummi Island and south and east of a line projected from Village Point, Lummi Island through the navigation buoy just east of Matia Island thence to the buoy at Clements Reef thence to the easternmost point of Patos Island, running along the northern shoreline of Patos Island and from the westernmost point of Patos Island due west to the international boundary. Except a person may fish for crab August 31 through September 1, 2008, Sunday through Monday.
3) Effective 7:00 a.m. August 13 through September 30, 2008, a person may fish for or possess crab Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays in the waters of Area 7 (Sub Area 7 North - Lummi Bay to Point Roberts) north of a line that extends from Point Francis on Portage Island, through the marker just north of Inati Bay on Lummi Island to Lummi Island and south and east of a line projected from Village Point, Lummi Island through the navigation buoy just east of Matia Island thence to the buoy at Clements Reef thence to the easternmost point of Patos Island, running along the northern shoreline of Patos Island and from the westernmost point of Patos Island due west to the international boundary. Except a person may fish for crab August 31 through September 1, 2008, Sunday through Monday.
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The following section of the Washington Administrative
Code is repealed effective one hour after official sunset on
September 30, 2008:
| WAC 220-56-33000C | Crab -- Areas and seasons. |