WSR 98-13-016
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Order 98-99--Filed June 5, 1998, 12:20 p.m., effective June 5, 1998, 5:00 p.m.]
Date of Adoption: June 5, 1998.
Purpose: Commercial fishing regulations.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-88A-07000W; and amending WAC 220-88A-070.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 75.08.080.
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: These rules are necessary to implement the 1998 State/Tribal Puget Sound shrimp harvest management plan and meet all allocation requirements under subproceeding in United States v. Washington. These rules will allow for a sharing of catch between treaty and nontreaty shrimp fishers. There is insufficient time to promulgate 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: June 5, 1998, 5:00 p.m.
June 5, 1998
Bern Shanks
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-88A-07000X Emerging commercial fishery--Puget Sound shrimp pot. Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-88A-070:
(1) Effective 5:00 p.m. June 5, 1998, further notice, it is unlawful to fish for or possess spot shrimp taken for commercial purposes with shrimp pot gear from Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas 20B, 22A, 23A, 23B, 24A, 24B, 24C, 24D, 25A, 26A, 26B, and 26C.
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REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 5:00 p.m. June 5, 1998:
WAC 220-88A-07000W Emerging commercial fishery--Puget Sound shrimp pot (98-89)