WSR 16-22-047 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 16-299—Filed October 28, 2016, 1:54 p.m., effective November 16, 2016]
Effective Date of Rule: November 16, 2016.
Purpose: Amend Puget Sound recreational crab fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-33000A and 220-56-33000B; 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: This emergency rule is needed to close the recreational crab fishery in Marine Area 10 to stay within harvest shares. The other marine areas may remain open through December 31, 2016, seven days per week providing harvest opportunity. Available harvest shares allow these areas to remain open according to this rule. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 28, 2016.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-56-33000B Crab—Areas and seasons.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-56-330, effective November 16 through December 31, 2016, it is permissible to fish for crab for personal use seven days a week in Marine Areas 4 east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line, 5, 6, 7, 8-1, 8-2, 9, and 12.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective November 16, 2016:
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective January 1, 2017:
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