WSR 18-10-004
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 18-77—Filed April 19, 2018, 1:11 p.m., effective April 19, 2018, 1:11 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Closes the commercial sea urchin fisheries in Puget Sound for the 2017-2018 season.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-75000E.
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 emergency rule is needed to close the 2017-2018 commercial sea urchin fishery. The red and green sea urchin quotas in all sea urchin districts have been reached. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: April 19, 2018.
Joe Stohr
Director
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
WAC 220-340-75000E
Commercial sea urchin fisheries. (18-41)