WSR 14-22-004 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 14-310—Filed October 22, 2014, 4:28 p.m., effective October 22, 2014, 4:28 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules for Puget Sound commercial shrimp.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-52-05100Z.
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: The 2014 state/tribal shrimp harvest management plans for the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound require adoption of harvest seasons contained in this emergency rule. This emergency rule closes the Region 3 beam trawl fishery season eight days early due to unusually high by catch of spot shrimp, which is a prohibited species for beam trawl gear. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 22, 2014.
James B. Scott, Jr.
for Philip Anderson
Director
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
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