WSR 18-21-136
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 18-297—Filed October 19, 2018, 1:28 p.m., effective October 19, 2018, 1:28 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amends rules for commercial harvest of sea cucumbers.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-73000J; and amending WAC 220-340-730.
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 necessary to open the commercial sea cucumber fishery Monday through Sunday of each week in Sea Cucumber District 1. Harvestable surpluses of sea cucumbers exist in Sea Cucumber District 1 for harvest. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 19, 2018.
Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-340-73000KCommercial sea cucumber fishery.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-340-730, effective immediately, it is unlawful to take or possess sea cucumbers taken for commercial purposes except as provided for in this section:
(1) Sea cucumber harvest using shellfish diver gear is allowed in the following catch record areas of Sea Cucumber District 1, Monday through Sunday of each week: 20A, 20B, 21A, 21B, 22A, 22B.
(2) The maximum cumulative landing of sea cucumbers for each weekly fishery opening period is 1,800 pounds per valid designated sea cucumber harvest license.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
WAC 220-340-73000J | Commercial sea cucumber fishery. (18-280) |