WSR 14-11-045 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 14-110—Filed May 15, 2014, 3:07 p.m., effective May 15, 2014, 3:07 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend rules in the recreational spot shrimp fishery.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-32500K and 220-56-32500L; and amending WAC 220-56-325.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, and 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 rule is needed to ensure an orderly fishery, manage within court-ordered sharing requirements, and to ensure conservation. Harvestable amounts of spot shrimp are available for one additional day of fishing in Marine Areas 8-1 and 8-2. There is insufficient time to adopt 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: May 15, 2014.
Nate Pamplin
for Philip Anderson
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-32500L Shrimp—Areas and seasons.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-325, effective immediately through May 31, 2014, it is unlawful to fish for or possess shrimp taken for personal use in all waters of Marine Areas 4 (east of the east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line), 5, 6, 7, 8-1, 8-2, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and the Discovery Bay Shrimp District, except as provided for in this section:
(1) Marine Areas 4 (east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line), 5, 6 (excluding the Discovery Bay Shrimp District) and 13 - Open through May 31.
(2) Marine Area 7 - Open May 21-24 and May 28-31.
(3) Marine Areas 8-1 and 8-2 - Open May 21 from 7:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m., and divers may take shrimp by hand or hand-held device from 7:00 p.m. until midnight on that open day in Marine Area 8-2.
(4) Marine Area 12 - Open May 21 from 9:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m.
(5) Discovery Bay Shrimp District - Open May 21 from 7:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m.
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:
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective June 1, 2014:
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