WSR 24-21-007

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[Order 24-214—Filed October 2, 2024, 5:18 p.m., effective October 7, 2024]

Effective Date of Rule: October 7, 2024.

Purpose: The purpose of this emergency rule is to open green urchin harvest in Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-340-750.

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 opens commercial harvest of green sea urchins in Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 on October 7, with a weekly trip limit of 1500 pounds/license. 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 2, 2024.

[Nate Pamplin]

for Kelly Susewind

Director