WSR 19-08-011

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[Order 19-52—Filed March 21, 2019, 3:04 p.m., effective March 21, 2019, 3:04 p.m.]

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.

Purpose: Puget Sound commercial sea urchin fisheries.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-75000N.

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 2018-19 Commercial sea urchin season. The quota has been reached for red sea urchins in Sea Urchin District 4. Surplus quota for green sea uchins [urchins] exists in Sea Urchin Districts 3, 4, 6, and 7 but no active harvesters remain. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: March 21, 2019.

Kelly Susewind

Director

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed: