WSR 20-06-044

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[Order 20-40—Filed February 28, 2020, 3:09 p.m., effective March 2, 2020]

Effective Date of Rule: March 2, 2020.

Purpose: Closes the Puget Sound commercial sea urchin fishery for the 2019-2020 season.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealed WAC 220-340-750000W.

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 2019-20 commercial sea urchin season because the quota for red sea urchins in Sea Urchin District 4 will be reached by the end of Sunday, March 1, 2020. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: February 28, 2020.

Kelly Susewind

Director

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective March 2, 2020: