WSR 21-19-120

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[Order 21-205—Filed September 20, 2021, 4:11 p.m., effective September 20, 2021, 4:11 p.m.]

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.

Purpose: Closes commercial sea cucumber harvest in sea cucumber management District 1.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-340-73000A.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.12.045, 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 closes harvest of sea cucumber in sea cucumber management District 1 because the quota in this area has been reached. This closure is needed to fulfill obligations of state and tribal comanager agreements.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 20, 2021.

Kelly Susewind

Director

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed: