WSR 20-01-062
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 20-01—Filed December 10, 2019, 2:24 p.m., effective December 10, 2019, 2:24 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: Amend Puget Sound commercial crab rules.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-352-34000B and 220-352-34000C; and amending WAC 220-352-340.
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Reasons for this Finding: This rule corrects a clerical error in WSR 20-01-053; in that filing WAC 220-352-34000C was repealed when the intent was to repeal WAC 220-352-34000B. This rule corrects that filing and requires fishers to declare their participation in the Region 2-East opening and requires that fishers report pounds of Dungeness crab harvested from Region 2-East each day. These provisions are in conformity with agreed management plans with applicable tribes. These management plans are entered into as required by court order. The Puget Sound commercial season is structured to meet harvest allocation objectives negotiated with applicable treaty tribes and outlined in the management plans. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: December 10, 2019.
Kelly Susewind
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-352-34000DPuget Sound crab—Additional reporting requirements.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-352-340:
1) Non-treaty commercial fishers that intend to harvest in Crab Management Region 2-East must declare intent to fish by 5:00 pm on December 9, 2019 by leaving text message to (360) 302-6372, or sending an email to Crab.Report@dfw.wa.gov, detailing the following information:
(a) Vessel Name
(b) Name and permit number(s) of licensed owner
(c) Name of designated primary operator if different from licensed owner
2) Non-treaty commercial fishers operating in Crab Management Region 2 East must report pounds of Dungeness crab landed by 8:00 pm the day of harvest. The vessel owner or operator must leave a text message to (360) 302-6372, or send an email to Crab.Report@dfw.wa.gov, detailing the following information:
(a) Vessel Name and Vessel Registration Number
(b) Pounds of Dungeness crab landed
(c) Crab Management Area fished
3) It is unlawful for any wholesale dealer acting in the capacity of an original receiver of Dungeness crab taken by non-treaty fishers from Puget Sound to fail to report to the department the previous day's purchases by 10:00 a.m. the following day. Reports must be made by fax to (435) 338-1066 or by e-mail at crabreport@dfw.wa.gov, and must specify the dealer name, dealer phone number, date of delivery of crab to the original receiver, and the total number of pounds of crab caught by non-treaty fishers, by Crab Management Region or by Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area.
Reviser's note: The unnecessary underscoring in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW
34.08.040.
REPEALER
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
WAC 220-352-34000B | Puget Sound crab—Additional reporting requirements. (19-236) |
WAC 220-352-34000C | Puget Sound crab—Additional reporting requirements. (19-303) |