WSR 16-02-001 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-450—Filed December 23, 2015, 2:16 p.m., effective December 31, 2015, 5:01 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: December 31, 2015, 5:01 p.m.
Purpose: Amend Puget Sound recreational crab fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-33000X; and amending WAC 220-56-330.
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: An emergency rule is needed to extend the crab harvest in Marine Area 12 and a portion of Marine Area 9 as surveys indicate there are sufficient crabs to allow for two more months of crabbing. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: December 23, 2015.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-33000X Crab—Areas and seasons.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-330, effective 5:01 p.m. December 31, 2015, through 5:00 p.m. February 28, 2016, it is permissible to fish for crab for personal use seven days a week in Marine Area 12 and that portion of Marine Area 9 north of the Hood Canal Bridge to the Foulweather Bluff to Olele Point line
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 5:01 p.m. February 28, 2016:
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